Synopsis:
Going on a safari is a dream for many. For middle-aged couple Linda and Troyer it turns into a horribly real adventure when they get left behind in the wilderness.
- Director:
- Nicola Keppens, Matthias Phlips
- Year:
- 2017
- Country:
- Belgium
- Running time:
- 19 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Brecht Van Elslande
- Animators:
- ENO SWINNEN, JEROEN CEULEBROUCK, PIETER VANLUFFELEN, PIETER SAMYN, DAVID DILS & NICOLAS KEPPENS
- Script writer:
- NICOLAS KEPPENS & MATTHIAS PHLIPS
- Music composers:
- ARVO PÄRT, MARIO SPINDLER & FRANZ SCHUBERT
- Sound designer:
- GREG SCHEIRLINCKX
- Production:
- Animal Tank
- Audience:
- Adults
- Festival selections:
- Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
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