Characters - a man and a hippopotamus - with soft shading that gives the impression of a three-dimensional figure, moved smoothly on the screen, showing the plasticity characteristic of each.
In 2002, released on VHS and Video CDs in the 1st issue of the collection "Masters of Russian Animation - 1" with English subtitles.
Together with the short films "Fence" and "Cyclist", is included in the almanac "Kaleidoscope-68".
Directorial debut of Anatoliy Petrov.