Synopsis:
This stop-motion feature tells the story of Maria, a young woman who takes refuge in a house in southern Chile after escaping from a German colony.
- Director:
- Joaquín Cociña, Cristóbal León
- Year:
- 2018
- Country:
- Chile
- Running time:
- 73 min.
- Technique:
- Stop Motion Animation, Puppet Animation
- Original title:
- Casa Lobo
- Production type:
- Professional
- Script writers:
- Cristóbal León, Joaquín Cociña, Alejandra Moffat
- Production:
- Diluvio & Globo Rojo
- Audience:
- Adults
- Festival selections:
- Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
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