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The Fern Flower

The Fern Flower

1979 · 17 min · ★ 6.0 · Animation, Horror

There lived a Ukrainian lad. He was nice and not stupid, but poverty prevented him from choosing a wife that he loved. To achieve his goal, he went on a very dangerous and serious step, having sold his soul to evil powers. Since then, his life has changed dramatically, becoming prosperous and even luxurious, but the hour of reckoning will come, which inevitably puts pressure on the protagonist...

Directed by Alla Grachyova · Written by Nikolai Gogol

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