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The idler Nazar, who only used to count flies that he had killed, suddenly appears on the throne as a result of the ignorance of people and the guile of the priest.

A fisherman catches a talking fish and spares its life. After that, he meets a grotesque, evil monster in a state of constant change.

A clever boy punishes a greedy landlord. Based on the Armenian folk tale by Hovhannes Tumanyan.

Two cosmonauts arrive on a barren world and begin a clean-up operation. In the course of their duties, they revive the planet’s civilisation and discover the real reason for its devastation- thermonuclear war. Produced after the peak of tensions in the late Cold War, this animated short from Armenfilm reflects a muted optimism that humanity might- just- avoid total destruction. It also demonstrates the strength of animation under the Soviet system, where even the smaller state studios were capable of inventive but technically polished work.

Musical fantasy based on Armenian fairy tales.

"...whoever tells me a story and I say, "It's not true, I don't believe it," will receive half the kingdom as a reward." decided the bored king.

Based on a tall tale, The Liar Hunter by Hovhannes Tumanyan.

An animated adaptation of twelve of Shakespeare's best-known plays. The series was produced by S4C for the BBC, but animated by some of the foremost artists of Soyuzmultfilm, the former Soviet Union's main animation studio. Each 26-minute play is directed by a different animator, in a wide variety of styles: cel animation for Macbeth, stop-motion puppets in Twelfth Night, and paint on glass for Hamlet.

A Soviet Armenian animation from the glasnost era about cosmonauts invading a serene planet where they pay a price for their cruel actions.

Mistaken identity, unrequited love, and the supernatural are combined in Shakespeare's classic set in the woods of Greece on a moonlit night.

The Norfins are in for a delightful surprise when a charming alien with magical powers drops in for a visit.

Not everybody is endowed with a vivid imagination. One person can imagine paradise, yet the other one can only imagine himself as being the boss.

The magical trolls are in for a night full of ghosts and goblins as they enter the "Castle of Doom" on Halloween night.

A folk parable about a resourceful peasant who cured the king of his poor appetite.

The king goes out onto the streets of his kingdom to find out how his people feel about him.