- Country: Russia
- Genre: cartoon, adventure
- Producer: Georgy Gitis
- Premiere in Russia: September 1, 2021
Russian animators continue to delight viewers and create exciting new animation films. Georgy Gitis, the author of stories about the adventures of Alyonushka and Erema, has begun work on a project that vaguely resembles the fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast", but with truly Russian heroes. The release date of the cartoon "Buka" is scheduled for autumn 2021, some details of the plot are already known, but there is no trailer yet, and the cast of voice actors has not been announced.
Expectations rating - 60%.
Plot
The main character of the story is Princess Barbara. She lives in a palace and believes that her life is ruined. After all, the father, Tsar Elisha, does not allow his beloved daughter to step without reading the notations, he takes care of her like a little one. And Varvara is an obstinate girl and dreams of freedom. And, of course, about the handsome prince.
One day, the heroine decides on a desperate act. She escapes from her father's house and goes in search of her happiness.
In a dense forest, Barbara is captured by a frightening robber named Buka. But the current situation does not frighten the beauty at all. On the contrary, she very quickly begins to put things in order in the villain's lair, which causes his fierce hatred.
But, as they say, there is only one step from love to hate.
Production and shooting
Director - Georgy Gitis ("The Adventures of Alyonushka and Yerema", "New Adventures of Alyonushka and Yerema", "How to Catch the Feather of the Firebird").
Cartoon team:
- Screenwriters: Alexander Arkhipov ("Zhurov", "Let me kiss you ... at the wedding", "Free letter"), Dmitry Novoselov ("Ashes", "What was required to prove", "Foundling");
- Producer: Sergey Selyanov (Ilya Muromets and Nightingale the Robber, Arrhythmia, Salyut-7).
There is no reliable information about the rest of the crew members yet.
Initially, the premiere of the cartoon was supposed to take place in May 2020.
The distribution rights in Russia belong to the Nashe Kino company.
Cast
The names of the voice actors have not yet been announced.
Interesting Facts
Did you know that:
- The age limit of the cartoon is 6+.
- The budget of the animation tape is 250 million rubles.
- In 1984, the puppet cartoon "About Buku" was released. Its main character was a little capricious and very stubborn girl.
- G. Gitis is the creator of the first Russian animated series filmed in 3D.
- The fairy tale The Adventures of Alyonushka and Yerema, filmed in 2009, was nominated for the Golden Eagle Award in the Best Animated Film category.
Today it is difficult to say whether G. Gitis's new project will succeed in repeating the success of his previous films.
But the details of the plot of the cartoon "Buka" with a release date in 2021 are intriguing; In the meantime, we are waiting for the appearance of the trailer and accurate information about the cast.
