Synopsis:
Michael Stone, a man living a dull life, is tired of his monotonous routine. However, things change when he meets a stranger on a business trip.
- Director:
- Charlie Kaufman, Duke Johnson
- Year:
- 2015
- Country:
- United States
- Running time:
- 90 min.
- Technique:
- Stop Motion Animation
- Production type:
- Professional
- Script writer:
- Charlie Kaufman
- Music composer:
- Carter Burwell
- Editor:
- Garret Elkins
- Productions:
- Paramount Pictures, Starburns Industries, Snoot Entertainmnet
- Audience:
- Adults
- Festival selections:
- Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
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