About the Hippopotamus Who Was Afraid of Inoculations (S)
1966 · Movie · 18 min. · Soviet Union (USSR)
Based on Milosh Matsuorek's fairy tale. Every animal is happy in the village. But a hepatitis epidemic happens. All animals must get vaccinated. Begemot is afraid by injection; he becomes white and runs away. He falls ill and becomes yellow: it's hepatitis. At the end, he feels ashamed to have been fearful: he becomes red.
Direction Leonid Amalrik
Soundtrack Nikita Bogoslovsky
Screenplay Vladimir Suteyev · Milosh Matsuorek
Cinematography Mikhail Druyan
Original title Pro begemota, kotoryy boyalsya privivok (S)
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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