Upon the Magic Roads

John the Fool and his talking Foal hop between enchanted lands dodging a tyrant king while chasing a firebird and love. Their haphazard quests turn the fairy-tale tropes on their heads with a modern buddy twist. A Russian stop-motion oddity with heart and grit.

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Oleg Pogodin directed Upon the Magic Roads in 2021. See Oleg Pogodin's full filmography, where to start with Oleg Pogodin, or where to go after you've seen everything by Oleg Pogodin.

Upon the Magic Roads was released in 2021 (RU original-language production), with a runtime of 100 minutes.