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4''Eetu ja Konna'' ("Eetu and Konna") is a Finnish animated film released in 2011, written, directed, and partially animated by Kari Häkkinen. It tells the story of an ordinary boy named Eetu and Konna, a talking frog from a society of civilized frogs located in a nearby pond, who are in danger of having their pond filled to build a parking lot and targeted by American and Russian government agents who discover the frogs' advanced technology.
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7* TwentyMinutesIntoThePast: The plot (aside from the framing device) takes place around the 80s or 90s, while the movie was released in 2011.
8* AccidentalAstronaut: One scene has the titular characters accidentally get in a Russian space shuttle and launch themselves to space.
9* BabiesEverAfter: The end scene shows that Petu the dog had at least a dozen puppies.
10* BadHumorTruck: One scene shows the American government agents riding a survellaince truck poorly disguised as an ice cream truck.
11* BeenThereShapedHistory: According to this movie, Bill Gates got rich with frog technology that Konna accidentally dropped in his yard.
12* BrickJoke: In one scene, the American government officials order an elephant cat. In the end, an agent shows up with a real elephant-cat hybrid.
13* CatsAreMean: Konna is chased multiple times by a cat that turns black and grows fangs when it's angry.
14* CivilizedAnimal: The frogs can talk, wear clothes, and have advanced technology, but are still small and live in a pond.
15* DistantPrologue: The opening scene shows how the intelligent frogs were originally forced into hiding by cavemen who ate them.
16* ADogNamedCat: Konna's name means "toad", but he's just a regular frog. Though it's actually a nickname.
17* DomedHometown: The frog city is underwater covered with a dome that nobody is allowed to leave.
18* FramingDevice: The plot is a story that adult Eetu is telling to his kids.
19* HiddenElfVillage: The intelligent frogs secretly live in a pond unbeknownst to humans.
20* InsultToRocks: When Eetu and Konna are on the run from the agents, at one point they hitch a ride in a truck carrying pigs, and Eetu says:
21-->'''Eetu:''' Those pigs are coming! Sorry, pigs.
22* LongLostRelative: Near the end, two of the government agents that have been chasing the titular characters turn out to be long-lost brothers raised in different countries.
23* NonMammalianHair: Zandie has a green ponytail despite being a frog.
24* OddNameNormalNickname: Konna's full name is Konstantin Napoleon Aladobi Rupiräpylä.
25* TheOutsideWorld: Konna is told that leaving the dome is dangerous and only monsters are in the outside world. Naturally, he decides to leave it.
26* ShoutOut: After Eetu tells Konna that government agents would cut him up if they found him, Konna says "Those Romans are crazy" like [[ComicBook/{{Asterix}} Obelix]]. He then says he learned it from one of Eetu's books.
27* SpeechImpairedAnimal: Eetu's family's dog Petu is shown to be able to walk on two legs and even drive a car, but can't speak.
28* SupernaturalMartialArts: After Eetu's mom takes martial arts lessons, she somehow becomes able to float.

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