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Jirtdan

Jirtdan

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Jirtdan

1969

0h 10m

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Animation

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Family

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Produced at the start of the golden age of Azerbaijani animation, Akhundov and Efendiyev’s Jirtdan (meaning “small” or “dwarf”) is a magical little treat in which the titular tiny hero and his brothers must outwit the child-eating Div.

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Directed by: Yalchin Efendiyev
Aghanaghi Akhundov
Written by: Alla Akhundova

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