Fairytale (2022)

Original title

Сказка

Directed by

Alexander Sokurov

Genre

drama, animation, fantasy

Country

Russia, Belgium

Runtime

1h 18m

Rated

12

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 32 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film shows historical leaders like Hitler, Stalin, Churchill, and Mussolini having conversations in purgatory. It also includes Jesus and Napoleon. The story uses archival footage in an experimental animated style.

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What happens

Fairytale (Russian: Сказка, romanized: Skazka) is a 2022 experimental adult animated fantasy film written and directed by Alexander Sokurov. It depicts conversations in purgatory among Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin, and Winston Churchill, using archival footage, and also features Jesus and Napoleon. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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