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Planet 888 (1985)

Planet 888 (1985)

Science Fiction Animation
Release Date: 1985, April 12
Directors: Vladimir Mailian
Countries: Soviet Union
Production: Armenia Studio

Overview:

Two cosmonauts arrive on a barren world and begin a clean-up operation. In the course of their duties, they revive the planet’s civilisation and discover the real reason for its devastation- thermonuclear war. Produced after the peak of tensions in the late Cold War, this animated short from Armenfilm reflects a muted optimism that humanity might- just- avoid total destruction. It also demonstrates the strength of animation under the Soviet system, where even the smaller state studios were capable of inventive but technically polished work.