The Monster and the Woman
Bakemono to onna
Tiger Award winner Ikeda Akira returns with a short film in which a village is terrorised by a monster. The local police investigation seems to be getting nowhere. This idiosyncratic film examines social conventions, interaction and bureaucracy.
Also in this combined programme
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No me despertéis
2009 in Bilbao. Jone is a teenager during a peak of political unrest which clashes with her father’s government position. -
The Juggler
This idiosyncratic animation explores the depths of our subconscious, with uncanny characters and situations ultimately proving to be very human. -
37 Days
Maria is pregnant and works in a beauty salon. When she gets fired, she decides to go on birth strike.
Film details
- Country of production
- Japan
- Year
- 2018
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2019
- Length
- 30'
- Medium/Format
- DCP
