A Russian animated adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale, Snow Queen proves both visually cruddy and narratively muddled.
The Snow Queen
Cold can freeze your heart, love can set you free
2012 · 1h 16m · PG
Animation, Family, Fantasy
Directed by
Vladlen Barbe
,
Maxim Sveshnikov
Overview
The Snow Queen creates a world of eternal winter, frosting human souls and emotions. When she turns Kai, the son of a wizard, into an ice statue, his sister embarks on a journey to save him and bring life back to the world.
Director and cast
- Vladlen Barbe Director
- Maxim Sveshnikov Director
- Ivan Okhlobystin as Orm (voice)
- Dmitriy Nagiev as Vospitatel (voice)
- Lyudmila Artemeva as Tsvetochnitsa (voice)
- Anna Ardova as Atamansha (voice)
- Elizaveta Arzamasova as Doch atamanshi (voice)
- Galina Tyunina Cast
- Anna Shurochkina Cast
- Yuriy Stoyanov Cast
- Ramilya Iskander Cast
- Olga Shorokhova Cast
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