Jirtdan

About Jirtdan

Produced at the start of the golden age of Azerbaijani animation, Akhundov and Efendiyev’s Jirtdan (meaning “small” or “dwarf”) is a magical little treat in which the titular tiny hero and his brothers must outwit the child-eating Div.

Jirtdan (1969) is an animation comedy film directed by Aghanaghi Akhundov and Yalchin Efendiyev.

It runs 10 minutes and was released in January 1969.

The screenplay is by Alla Akhundova. In the United States it streams on Klassiki.