Synopsis:
Harassed by the day, he runs away in the evening from people and town. He crawls into his little room to sleep. The dream is bringing him the limitless and quiet spaces of solitude. At last, he is alone and free. But the solitude engenders the fear.
- Director:
- Vatroslav Mimica
- Year:
- 1958
- Country:
- Croatia
- Running time:
- 13 min.
- Technique:
- Cut-Out Animation, Mixed media, 2D Animation
- Original title:
- Samac
- Production type:
- Professional
- Animator:
- Branko Karabajić
- Script writers:
- Vatroslav Mimica, Vladimir Tadej
- Music composer:
- Kurt Grieder
- Production:
- Zagreb Film
- Genres:
- Drama, Romance, Abstract, Experimental
- Tags:
- Surreal, Festival Darlings, Mental health, Identity, Relationships, Love, Poetic, Transformation, Dreams, Shame
- Audience:
- 16+
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