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The Golden Snake (2007)

The Golden Snake poster
Directed by
Vladimir Makeranets
Genre
drama film, fantasy film, children's film
Country
Russia
Runtime
1h 25m
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Two boys in the Ural region encounter a mythical snake that guards gold. It is a children's fantasy drama based on Russian folklore.

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What happens

The Golden Snake (Russian: Золотой полоз, romanized: Zolotoy poloz) is a 2007 Russian fantasy drama film directed by Vladimir Makeranets. It is a loose adaptation of Pavel Bazhov's story "The Great Snake" based on the Ural region Russian folklore. It was financed of the Ministry of Culture of Sverdlovsk Oblast and the Federal Agency for Culture and Cinematography. The Golden Snake was awarded the "Best Children's Film" prize at the Russian film festival Literatura i Kino in 2008. In the film, two boys meet the legendary creature the Great Snake (also translated as Poloz the Great Snake) from the Ural folklore that has control over gold. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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