Fairytale (film)
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| Directed by | Alexander Sokurov |
| Written by | Alexander Sokurov |
| Produced by | Nikolay Yankin |
| Music by | Murat Kabardokov |
Production company | Intonations |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
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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.[1][2][3]
Release
The film had its world premiere in August 2022 at the 75th Locarno Film Festival. It was submitted to the 2022 Cannes Film Festival but was not selected.[1]
The film was scheduled to be screened as the closing film at the Moscow "Karo.Art" Film Festival on 15 October 2023, but was denied a screening license by the Russian Ministry of Culture.[4]
The film had its German premiere on October 15, 2023 at the Munich Stadtmuseum.[5]
Ban in Russia
In October 2023, the film was banned in Russia. No specific reason was given, only subparagraph “zh” of paragraph 18 of the rules on the issuance of release certificates was cited: “in other cases determined by federal laws.” Sokurov emphasized that censorship is prohibited in Russia and no one has the right to restrict the Russian audience’s access to works of art. “Because the movie has already been shown and is being shown all over the world,” he said.[6][7][8]