The film won the Academy Award in 2007 for Best Animated Short Film. The first frames of Peter and the Wolf are an overture that introduce the viewer to the climate and the theme of the film. We can see a small, wooden house by the forest, surrounded with a high fence, and in the middle of a blizzard. In the background we can hear wolves howling and can see a man with a gun watching out for wolves and mending the fence. There is Peter, a boy with sad face and eyes, watching him through the window. In those first film frames we also get to know the second main hero. In contrast to Peter, who is closed behind the fencing and guarded by his grandfather, the wolf wanders around the woods unhampered and enjoys freedom. The threat posed by evil people also lurks for the boy in a nearby town. Lonely Peter makes friends with a goose and a bird with an injured wing. His dream is to discover the intriguing world hidden behind the tall fence that he observes through little holes. One day he steals the key and together with his friends sneaks out to the other side where they happily skate on a frozen lake.  The grandpa is angry and takes Peter home. The boy leaves his friends by the lake to watch them from behind the closed gate with longing. He soon notices a wolf but cannot help the goose escape from his claws. Overwhelmed with pain and fury, the boy decides to face the dangerous enemy – after many attempts he manages to catch the wolf in a net. This confrontation leaves bloody scars on Peter’s face in the shape of the predator’s claws. However, Peter doesn’t allow his grandfather to shoot the wolf but he decides to sell the animal. But when he finally manages to close the deal with the circus’ owner, the hunters approach the cage. The boy recalls harm they did to him and decides to make an unexpected decision. He is no longer a shy, scared boy – his peers that bullied him in the past now look at him with respect. Peter opens the cage’s door; they eye each other up and down with the wolf and together walk past the gathered people to let the animal come back to the forest.