Synopsis:
Ills of fortune have deported a ballet dancer Sergei to a suburban kolhoz. Here he’s having his mundane fights against routine, domestic animals and alcohol.
- Director:
- Priit Tender
- Year:
- 2022
- Country:
- Estonia
- Running time:
- 14 min.
- Technique:
- Puppet Animation
- Original title:
- Koerkorter
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Kerdi Oengo
- Animators:
- Marili Sokk, Egert Kesa
- Script writer:
- Priit Tender
- Music composer:
- Neoton Familia
- Sound designer:
- Gabriel Solis
- Editor:
- Priit Tender
- Production:
- Nukufilm OÜ
- Audience:
- Adults
- Festival selections:
- Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
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