Movies by Volodymyr Dakhno

Parasolka In The Circus

Parasolka In The Circus

A ridiculous and funny man nicknamed Parasolka have ancillary jobs in the circus, which he is trying to do and simulteniously watch everything going on behind the scenes, as well as during performances. Once the actors get into a difficult situation, and to everyone's amazement it is Parasolka who helps them out, thus earning himself a clown job. And then the circus director sees how Parasolka deftly juggles behind the scenes, he immediately realizes to send him to the arena, so he in turn performs with the shows of a juggler, a strongman, a...

The Fox and the Ouzel

The Fox and the Ouzel

This story takes place in a Ukrainian village. A thievish fox could not resist not eating some poultry. One night he crawled into a house to steal a chicken, but his actions awakened the owners of the house. In an attempt to flee, he fell into a trap. Only the Ouzel could solve all the fox’s problems.

Eneida

Eneida

A mock-heroic 1798 poem Eneida is magnum opus of the first modern Ukrainian writer Ivan Kotliarevsky. It's a parody of Virgil's Aeneid, where Kotliarevsky transformed the Trojan heroes into Ukrainian Cossacks.

How the Cossacks Met Aliens

How the Cossacks Met Aliens

Hraï, Oko and Tour come across extraterrestrials in search of oil to repair their saucer and be able to return home. Together, they cross Europe, find themselves defending Bulgaria invaded by enemies, discover an aqueduct in Italy and narrowly escape the Inquisition in Spain.

How the Cossacks Celebrated Wedding

How the Cossacks Celebrated Wedding

Tur regrets being single until he meets a charming maiden to whom he promises a new pair of boots. He gets trapped at a witch’s sabbath hosted by the devil, who promises him a pair of boots in exchange for his soul.

How the Cossacks Helped Musketeers

How the Cossacks Helped Musketeers

Cossacks help the French musketeers to deliver the portrait of daughter of the Turkish sultan to the Dutch prince, that could marry her. Insidious cardinal Richelieu wants to blow off the plans of queen and equips pursuit.

How the Cossacks Became Olympians

How the Cossacks Became Olympians

The Cossacks become involved in a dispute between the gods Zeus and Mars. Zeus wants to set up the Olympic games, while Mars wants to undermine him and start more wars. The Kozaks help Zeus and challenge Mars at the Games.

How the Cossacks Bought Salt

How the Cossacks Bought Salt

Cossacks cooked borscht, but ran out of salt, and what kind of taste without salt? They go to the fair, where they find out that the Chumaks who traded the salt, were robbed by the Evil Pan (local feudal lord). In this series, the Cossacks, fighting off the Evil Pan and his servants, try to bring the stolen salt to the bazaar in order to transfer it to the hands of the rightful owners - the Chumaks.

How the Cossacks Played Football

How the Cossacks Played Football

A group of cossacks travels around Europe, playing football against the teams of different countries, each of which has their very unique playing style.

How the Cossacks Rescued Brides

How the Cossacks Rescued Brides

The Cossacks save a group of Ukrainian maidens who are kidnapped by pirates while celebrating Ivana Kupala. En route they visit Ancient Greece, Egypt, and India.

In The Bird World

In The Bird World

Short humorous sketches. The first is called "solid character", and it describes the history of a tough chick, which was brought to a hairdresser for the first time. The second is about the uncomplicated life of a bird, which, however, did not prevent her from publishing own memoirs. The last story, "Fathers and Sons" tells of the relationship of adults and offspring.

Dental Story

Dental Story

A comedic story. One day a man had a toothache. He did everything to reduce his suffering, but nothing helped. He went to the clinic, where there were many same sufferers like himself. However, the instrument sounds wafting from the dental office forced him to flee. He will have an adventure as a result of the realization that dentists can easily help, and there should be no fear to them.

How The Cossack Sought Happiness

How The Cossack Sought Happiness

A Cossack wandered in search of a better life, and his lifelong dream was a fast and beautiful horse. He had to meet him on the way a fortune-teller and a swamp waterman, which traded a horseshoe to a bunch of red peppers with the Cossack; and he had to beat the devil in cards and eventually find peace of mind in the family life with a beautiful Ukrainian girl.

Family Marathon

Family Marathon

The husband prepares for the marathon, rests, and meanwhile the wife prepares food, feeds the children and husband, cleans and so on. During the competition, it is she who produces amazing results of speed and ingenuity, accompanying and saving her husband at all stages. It turned out that despite his stocky height, he is a helpless child who cannot run a marathon without help, but as a result, fame and recognition go to him. Volodymyr Dakhno worked on this film with the master of graphic grotesque artist Radna Sakhaltuyev. The social pro-f...

The Most Important Sparrow

The Most Important Sparrow

About a tiny bird that lived at the airport and understood very well everything that was connected with the territory and the work of the place. One day this sparrow met a dog that broke away from his masters. Together, they walk around and watch the planes, visit buffet and fully immerse themselves in the hectic life of arrivals and departures.

What Resembles What

What Resembles What

A curious dog dipped in his imagination, coming up with interesting comparisons to the surrounding things. And a dandelion scattered in the wind is hundreds of snowflakes, a bumblebee is an angry tiger. Having met other little animals that lose heart and can not come up with something for their liking, the dog decides to cheer them up and carry away with his game.