Umka Is Looking for a Friend

1970 0h 10m RU

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6.9

SOLID

★6.9TMDB · 25

Animation

Synopsis

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It is a continuation of adventures of the bear cub who searches for the friend and finds him on the Polar station during the New year.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Vera Vasileva
Mom-Bear (voice) / Медведица
Margarita Korabelnikova
Umka (voice) / Умка

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Vladimir Pekar
Writers: Yuri Yakovlev
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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1 / 8

RUNTIME

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Tight 10-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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56 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Part of the "Умка (Коллекция)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Valentina Turubiner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

ERA

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Vera Vasileva and Margarita Korabelnikova carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5214544 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 25 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Vladimir Pekar directs. Valentina Turubiner cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 10-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
256 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Умка (Коллекция)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Editor Valentina Turubiner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Vera Vasileva and Margarita Korabelnikova carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt5214544 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 25 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.