Monkeys. The First Aid

1997 0h 10m RU

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 4

Animation

Synopsis

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The seventh story in the "Monkeys" series

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Leonid Shvartsman
Writers: Grigoriy Oster
Countries: Russia

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

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5517510 — 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

Leonid Shvartsman directs. Olga Vasilenko cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Russia.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 10-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
229 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.
5Editor Olga Vasilenko shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6IMDB entry: tt5517510 — 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

Editing: Olga Vasilenko
Runtime: 10 min · 0h 10m
Status: Released
Original language: RU
IMDB: Monkeys. The First Aid (1997)

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.