Dobrinya and the Dragon
2006 animated feature film directed by Ilya Maksimov
Dobrinya and the Dragon (Russian: Добрыня Никитич и Змей Горыныч, Dobrynya Nikitich i Zmey Gorynych, lit. 'Dobrynya Nikitich and Zmey Gorynych') is a Russian traditionally animated feature film directed by Ilya Maksimov, made by Melnitsa Animation Studio. It opened in Russia on March 15, 2006. It is the second film in Melnitsa's The Three Bogatyrs series the first was Alyosha Popovich and Tugarin Zmey.
The plot is based on the mythology surrounding the title characters: Dobrynya Nikitich and Zmey Gorynych. The film contains many elements of parody and jokes about The Matrix, Star Wars, The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed, Seventeen Moments of Spring and other famous movies.
Prince Vladimir's niece, Zabava, is kidnapped. Dobrynya Nikitich and his young apprentice, Yelisey, go to find her, discovering betrayal and treachery where least expected.
Plot
The Prince of Kiev accidentally learns that his niece, Zabava, fell in love with a simple messenger, Yelisey, and intends to escape with him. Dissatisfied with this, the prince decides to send Yelisey on an assignment, and Zabava to marry. The Prince tells Yelisey to bring the Bogatyr Dobrynya Nikitich an order - to collect a tribute from the Crimean Khan Becket.
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