Synopsis:
While the battle rages around an abandoned town, the remaining citizen fights his battle with loneliness though his daily rituals.
- Director:
- Marko Dješka
- Year:
- 2016
- Country:
- Croatia
- Running time:
- 12 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Hand-drawn Animation
- Original title:
- Grad duhova
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Vinko Brešan
- Animator:
- David Lovrić
- Script writer:
- Marko Dješka
- Music composer:
- Hrvoje Štefotić
- Sound designers:
- Hrvoje Štefotić, Nenad Kurčubić, Siniša Krneta
- Editor:
- Ivor Ivezić
- Production:
- Zagreb Film
- Distribution:
- Zagreb Film
- Genres:
- Drama, Tragedy, Experimental
- Tags:
- Political, Mental health, Trauma, Identity, Death, Time, Sad, Nature, Animals, Poetic, War, Shame
- Audience:
- Adults
- Festival selections:
- Animafest Zagreb, Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
- Awards:
- Best Croatian Film at Animafest Zagreb
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