Movies: Folk tales

  • 1982
    Once Upon a Time there Lived a Dog

    Once Upon a Time there Lived a Dog (1982)

    Once Upon a Time there Lived a Dog

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    The day comes when an old watchdog becomes useless but the masters being kind don't decide to drive him away. However they turn exasperated when the Dog stays indifferent during a home theft. The Dog leaves for the forest, where he meets the Wolf, hi...

    Once Upon a Time there Lived a Dog
  • 2023
    Mami Wata

    Mami Wata (2023)

    Mami Wata

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    In the oceanside village of Iyi, the revered Mama Efe acts as an intermediary between the people and the all-powerful water deity Mami Wata. But when a young boy is lost to a virus, Efe’s devoted but rebellious daughter Zinwe and skeptical protégé Pr...

    Mami Wata
  • 2013
    Synevir

    Synevir (2013)

    Synevir

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    Famous lake in Carpathian mountains -- lake Synevir -- is known for its rich history throughout the hundreds of years as a place of mystical unexplained events. There is a group of students who decided to spend a weekend at the lake. They did not bel...

    Synevir
  • 2021
    Iwianch, the Devil Deer

    Iwianch, the Devil Deer (2021)

    Iwianch, the Devil Deer

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    An enigmatic presence haunts the depths of the Amazon rainforest, where an indigenous Achuar teenager has disappeared. During the search for the young man, his family decides to consult with a Shaman, who, immersed in trance, reveals that the young m...

    Iwianch, the Devil Deer
  • 2018
    The Tale Of Money

    The Tale Of Money (2018)

    The Tale Of Money

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    A simple-minded Ukrainian worker Levko inherits his uncle's flourishing mill business. The sudden and unexpected fortune consequently reveals Levko's furious crave for money. He starts with laying hands on the tavern of the missing Jew Yankel, who wa...

    The Tale Of Money
  • 1980
    A Sufi Tale

    A Sufi Tale (1980)

    A Sufi Tale

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    The inhabitants of a village learn to overcome their fears of the unknown....

    A Sufi Tale
  • 2011
    It's The Same Story

    It's The Same Story (2011)

    It's The Same Story

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    Two storytellers put forth their versions of the story of Shravan Kumar. The art for the film uses painted images from a wooden portable shrine called a Kaavad. The film is a collaborative work between traditional Kaavad storytellers and Kaavad artis...

    It's The Same Story
  • 2024
    Petits Petons

    Petits Petons (2024)

    Petits Petons

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    A prince makes suitors try on shoes in order to find his future wife....

    Petits Petons
  • 1976
    Antti Puuhaara

    Antti Puuhaara (1976)

    Antti Puuhaara

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    In 17th-century Pohjola, young Antti Puuhaara is looking for himself, because he has grown up with no knowledge of his childhood. Two actors, the tragedian and the comedian, who were banished from Tsarist Russia to Karelia, had predicted to the crook...

    Antti Puuhaara
  • 2014
    The Weepers

    The Weepers (2014)

    The Weepers

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    'The Weepers' is a 30-minute short film that playfully explores Scotland's relationship with the Gothic horror genre. Drawing on a variety of cultural reference points, including Scottish myth, haunted house movies and Doctor Johnson’s trip to the Heb...

    The Weepers