How Petryk Piatochkin Counted Little Elephants

1984 0h 10m UK

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 10

Animation

Synopsis

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Petryk Pyatochkin goes to kindergarten and loves to play around. One day he counted elephants so that he could fall asleep with the other children during quiet time. And when he succeeded, Petryk got to Africa in an amazing kindergarten, where he had to take care of baby elephants, who did not miss the opportunity to have fun.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Nataliya Rozhkova
Petrik Piatochkin / Little Elephants / kindergarten teacher / kids (voices)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Oleksandr Viken
Writers: Natalia Huzieieva
Languages: Ukrainian
Countries: Soviet Union

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Oleksandr Viken, shot by Anatolii Havrylov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Vladimir Bystryakov. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5108294 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

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Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Oleksandr Viken directs. Anatolii Havrylov behind the camera. Vladimir Bystryakov scores. S. Vasylieva cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Ukrainian.

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1Tight 10-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
242 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Oleksandr Viken, shot by Anatolii Havrylov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Vladimir Bystryakov. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor S. Vasylieva shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7IMDB entry: tt5108294 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.