An ancient fairy tale tells that Athanga created the world with animals and humans. Since the creatures soon began to quarrel with each other, he decided that from then on, everyone would only live for a short time and then die. This brought much suffering upon the people, but the power of laughter remained with them.
| Release Date | August 21, 1987 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | Das Lachen | |
| Runtime | 9min | |
| Budget | — | |
| Revenue | — | |
| Language | German | |
| Original Language | German | |
| Production Countries | East Germany | |
| Production Companies | DEFA-Studio für Trickfilme | |