"Zakoldovannyy malchik" or "The Enchanted Boy" is a Soviet 43-minute movie from 60 years ago, so actually it came pretty early in the golden years of Russian animation. But despite its age, the story is one that got picked for films on many other occasions. It is the story of young Nils Holgersson who gets shrunk in order to learn a important message about life. Now I saw these Soviet films often have a rating that is too high here on IMDb and this one is not an exception. It is not a great film, but also not a bad one. The animation is good, the story is good and the voice acting is good as well. Maybe they could have done without a couple less significant scenes and kept this one at 35 minutes max, maybe 30, and I really would have liked it. Nonetheless, it is a decent watch overall just nowhere near the best in terms of Soviet animation. Worth a watch, but not a must-see.
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