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Belarusian Sayings

Belarusian Sayings

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Belarusian Sayings

2008

0h 6m

8.5(2 votes)

Animation

Overview

This lively piece uses the traditional Belarusian vycinanka (papercut) style to illustrate eight well-known proverbs through humorous visual vignettes. To complement the folklore-based storytelling, it features music by ethno‑trio Troitsa.

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Belarusfilm

The people behind it

Cast & crew

7 featured cast members

Starring

Mikhail Tumelya

Mikhail Tumelya

(voice)

Vladimir Voronkov

Vladimir Voronkov

Elena Dubrovskaya

Elena Dubrovskaya

Aleksandr Kashperov

Aleksandr Kashperov

Ivan Kirchuk

Lidiya Mordachyova

Lidiya Mordachyova

Nikolay Prilutskiy

Creative team

Directed by: Mikhail Tumelya
Written by: Mikhail Tumelya

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