A folk tale vividly illustrating how the purest intent to give a child everything best can unimaginably shatter their life.
About the expectations that parents set for their children, the desire to make them into what they themselves want, despite their sincere love for them and not heeding the children’s own desires.
The animation is unusual and not very familiar at first, and its multilayered meaning makes this cartoon on one hand similar to previous Ghibli creations, on the other – completely different. For example, the “drawing” – a stunning watercolor paradise for the eyes! Each frame, like an illustration from a book of distant childhood – here there is no saturation of colors and detailed work that existed in previous paintings. This style complements the essence of the cartoon very, very successfully.
In the end, it turned out to be a kind cartoon for children, but at the same time, gloomy for adults.
Hi, I'm Rauf Aliev. 