Spoon for the Soldier

Didi is a fantastical creature with the magical ability to make everything around her grow, bloom, and turn green. She was born from a seed accidentally found in the forest by a group of animals. It was with them that Didi made her first childhood discoveries.

The story of a young count who did not abandon an elderly woman in her time of need. He was rewarded for his kindness far beyond his expectations, for there are things that money simply cannot buy.

A story about public holidays and the meaning of state symbols of the Republic of Belarus.

Five stories about monuments, sculptural groups, and memorial complexes dedicated to important historical events that took place in Belarus during the Great Patriotic War.

A little mouse learns from old people that somewhere there is a mythical barn full of grain—a paradise for mice. He asks where to find it, but everyone laughs at him. Having waited until spring, the stubborn little mouse sets out on a journey full of dangers and trials. And yet, he finds the magic barn, where at first he feasts and enjoys life. However, over time, a Boa Constrictor crawls there, devouring the fattest and laziest. And the little mouse realizes that life in it is not such a paradise as they say.

This Belorusian animated documentary is narrated by the People’s Artist of Russia Aristarkh Livanov. It is an actual story of the 26 prisoners of the Minsk ghetto who have voluntarily confined themselves in the basement, short on food and water — and waited for the Red Army to arrive. They have spent the terrible 263 days and nights there. The youngest son of the stove maker Pinchus Dobin, who built that heaven-sent and hell-bent basement, is still alive.