Movie: Belarusian Sayings

Top 7 Billed Cast

Mikhail Tumelya
Михаил Тумеля

(voice)

Vladimir Voronkov
Vladimir Voronkov

Elena Dubrovskaya
Елена Дубровская

Aleksandr Kashperov
Александр Кашперов

Ivan Kirchuk
Ivan Kirchuk

Lidiya Mordachyova
Лидия Мордачёва

Nikolay Prilutskiy
Nikolay Prilutskiy

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    This lively piece uses the traditional Belarusian vycinanka (papercut) style to illustrate eight well-known proverbs through humorous visual vignettes. To complement the folklore-based storytelling, it features music by ethno‑trio Troitsa.

  • Release Date

    2008-03-20

  • Average

    8.5

  • Rating:

    4.3 starts
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  • Languages:

    беларуская мова
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