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1988 (estimated) Theatrical Krátký Film Praha

English title: The Lot

Studio
Krátký Film Praha, Slovenska Filmova Tvorba
Distributor
Krátký Film Praha

Synopsis

A Sisyphus-like story taking place in the present. The hero's boulder consists of his everyday duties: the necessities of earning money, looking after his family and children, and so on. The only way to get rid of the stone is to violently break all of these invisible ties.

Characters

Hero

Credits

Directing

Director
Jaroslava Havettová

Writing

Writer
Jaroslava Havettová

Crew

Designer
Zuzana Vorlickova
Cinematography
Eva Kargerová

Production notes

Modern drawn animation.

Awards

Silver Bear, Best Short Film, Berlin International Film Festival, 1989.
FIPRESCI Prize, Cracow, 1989.
Golden Conch, Fiction Category, Films of 55 Minutes or Less Including Animation Films, Bombay International Documentary, Short and Animation Film Festival, 1990.
European Broadcasters Award (Short Film), Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film, 1990