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The Ugly Duckling

The Ugly Duckling

20106.81h 15m

Overview

Adapted from the Andersen tale and played out in musical comedy mode, The Ugly Duckling is set in a farmyard where roosters, hens, ducks and geese live and lay eggs together. One fine day, a rooster discovers a giant egg behind the farmyard kingdom fence, and discreetly slips it into the clutch laid by his partner... Very soon, a cygnet emerges, but as he in no way resembles any of them he is immediately stigmatized by the whole farmyard, enduring humiliations and suspicion on the part of his feathered companions. But in the end he becomes a magnificent white swan.

Directed by Garri Bardin
Written by Hans Christian Andersen, Garri Bardin
Produced by Garri Bardin
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Top Cast

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan

Индюк (голос)

Konstantin Raykin

Konstantin Raykin

Червяк (голос)

Yuliya Rutberg

Yuliya Rutberg

Мама-курица (голос)

Svetlana Stepchenko

Svetlana Stepchenko

Гадкий утёнок (голос)

Vladimir Kachan

Vladimir Kachan

Дикий гусь (голос)

Grigoriy Anashkin

Grigoriy Anashkin

Lyubov Matyushina

Lyubov Matyushina

Garri Bardin

Garri Bardin

Themes & Keywords

plasticine

About The Ugly Duckling

The Ugly Duckling is a animation film released in 2010 exploring themes of plasticine. Directed by Garri Bardin, it stars Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Konstantin Raykin, Yuliya Rutberg. Adapted from the Andersen tale and played out in musical comedy mode, The Ugly Duckling is set in a farmyard where roosters, hens, ducks and geese live and lay eggs together. One fine day, a rooster discovers a giant egg behind the farmyard kingdom fence, and discreetly slips it into the clutch laid by his partner... Very soon, a cygnet emerges, but as he in no way resembles any of them he is immediately stigmatized by the whole farmyard, enduring humiliations and suspicion on the part of his feathered companions. But in the end he becomes a magnificent white swan.

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