Garland of Kids

1983 0h 9m RU

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 4

Animation

Synopsis

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First film. On a trip to the zoo come a group of children, each of them holding a hand over the rope. Monkeys are introduced to the group, mingling with the children, and begin to misbehave.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Maya Miroshkina
Writers: Grigoriy Oster
Countries: Soviet Union

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RUNTIME

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Tight 9-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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43 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Part of the "The Monkeys" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 7

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Maya Miroshkina, shot by Mikhail Druyan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5517426 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Maya Miroshkina directs. Mikhail Druyan behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 9-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
243 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "The Monkeys" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Maya Miroshkina, shot by Mikhail Druyan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6IMDB entry: tt5517426 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Mikhail Druyan
Runtime: 9 min · 0h 9m
Status: Released
Original language: RU
IMDB: Garland of Kids (1983)

Part of

The Monkeys

Animated series, filmed in the Soviet Studio Soyuzmultfilm Director Leonid Shvartsman on the script children's writer Grigory Oster. The series follows the adventures of five kids monkeys, who live with mother in the zoo. Children differ fantastic energy, prone to adventurism and naivete, their mother has to correct antics and save them from trouble.