Watch Samoyed Boy

Man's best friend proves even more valuable amidst the perils of the Frozen North in this beautiful animated Soviet adventure designed in the timeless style of woodcuts. Far from a simple folk tale, however, it goes on to show "boy" hero Chu shaking off his frigid village's primitive, superstitious ways for post-Revolutionary education: "Samoyed Boy: he's no fool! Went to worker's college too!" - Dennis Harvey