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A Christmas Tale
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A Christmas Tale

1993-01-01 · 15 min · ★ 7.7

Animation

On the eve of Christmas, the tears of the poor girl Marusia melted the cold and indifferent heart of the wealthy landlord. Based on the fairy tale “Tear” by the Ukrainian writer Marko Cheremshyna.

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Directors
Anatolii Tryfonov
Production companies
Ukranimafilm
Countries
Ukraine
Status
Released

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Nataliia SumskaNataliia Sumska(voice)
Natalia Lototska(voice)
Pavlo Hromovenko(voice)
I. Ermolenko(voice)
Yevhen ShakhYevhen Shakh(voice)

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