Synopsis:
In the year of 1672, a small community in the heart of Istria went through a mysterious series of events that even today no one likes to recollect. For sixteen years the deceased Jure Grando was blamed for torturing the village and causing suffering. In hope of liberating the villagers, restoring peace, and solving a mystery that goes beyond the grave, a local priest organises an investigation.
- Director:
- Martin Babić, Martin Babic
- Year:
- 2015
- Running time:
- 15 min.
- Technique:
- Stop Motion Animation, Puppet Animation, Claymation
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producers:
- Đina Jakir, Silvia Loinjak
- Animators:
- Martin Babić, Julia Kricke
- Script writer:
- Martin Babić
- Music composer:
- Tamara Obrovac
- Sound designer:
- Immo Trümpelmann
- Editor:
- Sabine Knauer
- Productions:
- Silvia Loinjak Filmproduktion UG, Motion, Rotor Film Babelsberg, Silvia Loinjak
- Distribution:
- Croatian Audiovisual Centre
- Audience:
- Adults
- Festival selections:
- Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Zagreb Film Festival, Animafest Zagreb, Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
- Awards:
- Best Croatian Film at Animafest Zagreb
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