Synopsis:
As long as anyone can remember, the coming of The Undertaker has meant the coming of death. Until one day the grim promise fails, and tension builds as the God-fearing townsfolk of Backwater wait for someone to die.
- Director:
- Bo Mathorne
- Year:
- 2011
- Country:
- Denmark
- Running time:
- 10 min.
- Technique:
- 3D Animation, Mixed media
- Production type:
- Professional
- Animators:
- Arthur Gil Larsen, Thomas Grønlund, Rie Nymand, Tue Toft Sørensen
- Music composer:
- Sons of Perdition
- Genres:
- Drama, Tragedy, Fantasy, Experimental
- Audience:
- Adults
- Festival selections:
- Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
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