Laughter and Grief by the White Sea

Laughter and Grief by the White Sea
Laughter and Grief by the White Sea
Directed by	Leonid Nosyrev
Written by	Leonid Nosyrev; Yury Koval; Boris Shergin (story); Stepan Pisakhov (story); Genrikh Sapgir (lyrics)
Starring	Tatyana Vasilyeva; Klara Rumyanova; Yevgeny Leonov; Anatoly Barantsev; Maria Vinogradova; Kira Smirnova; Yuri Volyntsev; Boris Novikov; Zinaida Popova (vocals)
Edited by	Olga Vasilenko
Music by	Yevgeny Botyarov
Release date	1987;
Running time	60 minutes
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

Laughter and Grief by the White Sea (Russian: Смех и го́ре у Бе́ла мо́ря; tr.:Smekh i gore u Bela morya) is a 1987 Soviet traditionally animated feature film directed by Leonid Nosyrev made at the Soyuzmultfilm studio. The film is a celebration of the culture of the Russian Pomors who live around the White Sea.

It is based on stories by folklorists and writers Boris Shergin and Stepan Pisakhov, except for the last segment which is based on a real event that happened in 1857.