Synopsis:
In a postmodern take on revenge, a driver is chasing a bizarre estate caught up in a strange experiment.
- Director:
- Václav Švankmajer
- Year:
- 2000
- Country:
- Czech Republic
- Running time:
- 6 min.
- Technique:
- Stop Motion Animation
- Production type:
- Student
- Animator:
- Václav Švankmajer
- Script writer:
- Václav Švankmajer
- Sound designer:
- Lukás Bárczay
- Editor:
- Jan Bradác
- Production:
- FAMU – Academy of performing arts in Prague
- Audience:
- Adults
- Festival selections:
- Annecy International Animation Film Festival
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