The Old Man and the Sea

(1999)

★ 7.6 IMDb · 171 votes

Genres: Animation, Adventure, Drama

Year: 1999

Runtime: 20 мин

Country: Russia, Canada

Director: Александр Петров

Cast: Gordon Pinsent, Kevin Duhaney, Йодзи Мацуда, 三国連太郎

Plot

An old fisherman makes the biggest catch of his life.

The plot of the film is a story of friendship between a little country boy and an old fisherman. Santiago, a strong and proud man, cannot accept the implacable passage of time, which takes away physical strength. For many weeks, he returned without a catch. Finally, he makes the decision to go for the catch far far into the sea and not return without catch. Only in this way an old fisherman can regain confidence and self-respect.