Synopsis:
A surreal description of a toxic relationship in which one only takes it, but never gives it.
- Director:
- Barbora Bárková
- Year:
- 2017
- Country:
- Slovakia
- Running time:
- 4 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Hand-drawn Animation
- Original title:
- Kontrast
- Production type:
- Student
- Producer:
- Kristína Gajdariková
- Animator:
- Barbora Bárková
- Script writer:
- Barbora Bárková
- Genres:
- Drama, Romance, Abstract, Experimental
- Tags:
- Surreal, Festival Darlings, Mental health, Trauma, Identity, Relationships, Love, Poetic, Transformation, Dreams, Shame
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
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