Als es noch Wassermänner gab...

Als es noch Wassermänner gab... 1991 Directed by Johannes Hempel

A film using the famous stop-motion technique well known from the Sandmännchen. It's based on a Sorbic tale of young Hanka who lives in a village. She is very beautiful and does not work. Secretly in love with Jan, she turns down all other men trying to marry her. Jan, however, is poor, so she turns him down. Jan asks the Water Spirit for help. The spirit proposes to Jana but then shows her that Jan is the right guy for her.

Country East Germany

Production Countries East Germany , Germany

Language German

Spoken Language German

Gnere Animation

Production Company DEFA-Studio für Trickfilme

Release Date 2 January 1991

26 mins