
A Christmas Tale
1993-01-01 · 15 min · ★ 7.7
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 Sumska(voice)
Yevhen Shakh(voice)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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