Synopsis:
Two travelling samurai. After having followed their route for some time, they finally meet. Will they manage to reach their respective goals unimpeded?
- Director:
- Ulrike Schulz
- Year:
- 2008
- Country:
- Germany
- Running time:
- 4 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Hand-drawn Animation
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Holger Lochau
- Script writer:
- Ulrike Schulz
- Music composer:
- Marian Mentrup
- Distribution:
- MAGNETFILM
- Genres:
- Drama, Experimental, Non-narrative
- Tags:
- Identity, Relationships, Humor, Poetic, Minimalist
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- Warsaw Film Festival, DOK Leipzig
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