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Upon the Magic Roads

Upon the Magic Roads

AdventureFantasy3.4

Romantic John the Fool and his friend Foal set out on a series of unpredictable adventures in different magical worlds. The two buddies will have to outsmart an evil tyrant king, catch the firebird, and find John’s true love.Romantic John the Fool and his friend Foal set out on a series of unpredictable adventures in different magical worlds. The two buddies will have to outsmart an evil tyrant king, catch the firebird, and find John’s true love.

February 18, 2021 · Directed by Oleg Pogodin

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Runtime1h 40m
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What it feels like

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Cast & crew

Anton Shagin
Ivan-Durak
Pavel Derevyanko
The Little Humpbacked Horse (voice)
Mikhail Efremov
king
Paulina Andreeva
princess
Yan Tsapnik
sleeping bag
Oleg Taktarov
general
Lyaysan Utyasheva
Firebird (voice)
Aleksandr Semchev
Whale (voice)
Vladimir Dikun
sagittarius
Vitaly Kopnin
herald
Ekaterina Baygozina
damsel
Alina Nedobitko
Russian beauty

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