Annotation
«Don’t look for the strength that is stronger than yours; look for the good that is better than yours».
The movie is based on the epos of Ossetia. An old legend told by a grandfather to his grandson, about the proud and strong people of Narta. Puppets in costumes: a self-willed beauty, noble and strong man, fair gods tell us the story of the rival of strength and art, pride and love.
Festivals and awards
- Prize for best animation movie at Moscow Film Festival of Slavic and orthodox people «Zolotoy Vityaz» (Russia, 2000)
- Prize of jury at Russian Film festival «Literature and Films» in Gatchina for «Best movie about love» (Russia, 2000)
- Grand-Prix of children's animation movies festival «Golden Fish» (Russia, 1999)
- Grand-Prix at Russian festival of visual arts «Orlyonok» (Russia, 1999)
- 2nd prize at III International festival of full-length animation movies in Kechkemet (Hungary, 1999)
- Special prize for puppet multiplication at «ANIMA» film festival (Belgium, 1999)
- Special prize of jury for «Development of national epos in puppet animation» at V Russian festival of animation in Tarus (Russia, 1999)
- Prize for «Audacious attempt to conquer the heights of Ossetic epos» at Moscow film festival «KROK» (Ukraine, 1999)