Once When I Served My Dear Landlord

Once When I Served My Dear Landlord

2012 · 8 min · ★ 7.5 · Animation

Based on an old humorous Belarusian song. A peasant hired by a lord receives his well-deserved pay: for the first summer — a hen with chicks, for the second — a duck, for the third — a goose, for the fourth — a turkey, for the fifth — a calf, for the sixth — a ram, and for the seventh — a beautiful girl. But the gifts received from the lord's hands do not only bring joy: the girl got drunk and fell off the stove, and the ram broke the lord's legs.

Directed by Mikhail Tumelya · Written by Mikhail Tumelya

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