"Gusi-lebedi" or "Geese Swans" is an 18-minute (at least the version I saw) cartoon from 1949. If you read the names Ivan Ivanov-Vano and Aleksandra Snezhko-Blotskaya who made this one, you will know immediately that this is an animated movie. And a pretty good one. I think it needed a little while to get going, but the sequences towards the end with the two children and the witch were a pretty exciting watch. The animation is also convincing for almost 70 years ago and pretty much on par with what Americans did during that time (Disney and Warner Bros.). And this film has a hedgehog, which is a personal plus with me as I love this animal, even if he does not really have that much screen time. All in all, a good watch with some dramatic moments and a good story. I recommend you to check it out.
Review of Geese-Swans
