Song of the Miraculous Hind

Song of the Miraculous Hind
Directed by	Marcell Jankovics
Written by	Marcell Jankovics
Cinematography	Zoltán Bacsó András Klausz György Varga
Edited by	Magda Hap
Music by	Levente Szörényi
Production company	Pannonia Film Studio
Distributed by	Budapest Film
Release date	21 February 2002 (2002-02-21)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	Hungary
Language	Hungarian

Song of the Miraculous Hind (Hungarian: Ének a csodaszarvasról) is a 2002 Hungarian animated mythological and historical film directed by Marcell Jankovics. It tells the story of the Hungarian people, from the creation of the first humans to the time of Prince Géza, when the nation was Christianized. The narrative is told in five sections, each focusing on a different era. The film was produced by Pannonia Film Studio. It was released on Hungarian cinemas on 21 February 2002.

Reception

David Stratton wrote in Variety: "An animated history lesson for Hungarian schoolkids, Song of the Miraculous Hind has little or nothing to offer non-Magyars. Long-in-production feature from veteran Marcell Jankovics offers good, if very retro, design, and bright use of color, but little in the way of contemporary animation techniques. ... Using a mainly choral soundtrack, pic takes itself very seriously, with no attempts at humor as the lengthy saga unfolds."