And Then Came Bumbo... (1984)

Original title

И вот пришёл Бумбо...

Directed by

Nadezhda Kosheverova

Genre

cinematic fairy tale, children's film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 18m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A sick girl named Alexandra wants a living elephant to help her get better. Her father tries to make her wish come true.

whimsicalgentlehopefultenderslow-pacedheartfeltfantastical

What happens

And Then Came Bumbo... (Russian: И вот пришёл Бумбо…, romanized: I vot prishyol Bumbo...) is a 1984 Soviet family film directed by Nadezhda Kosheverova. The film tells about a sick girl, Alexandra, who asks her father to get her a living elephant in order to regain interest in life and cure her. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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