A Hazel Tree Twig

A Hazel Tree Twig

«Based on the Romanian fairy tale of the same name Calin-Gruya»

1955 · 20 min · ★ 6.3 · Animation

The girl Mariuka goes in search of her brother Grigorash - he was carried away by the evil sorceress Kloantsa. On the way, the girl helps the Walnut Bush and the Giant. The bush gives her a magic tree twig...

Directed by Ivan Aksenchuk · Written by Georgiy Grebner

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