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Jiri Barta's "Krysar" (rat catcher) is a somewhat creepy and disturbing take on the Pied Piper of Hamelin. According the IMDb keywords this falls under "kids and family". I suggest that the kids don't watch this though, that is, unless you like them climbing into bed with you at 2 AM after screaming nightmares. The tale is basically simple and the same as the one that you probably heard when you were a kid, although the characters appear to be creepy wood-carvings that are astonishingly intricate, and the only real "live action" creatures are the rats themselves, which do get pretty bold at times. So of course this little town is overrun by rats and then, on a hill, far away, you see the piper himself, who looks rather ominous (at best) and who comes to the town and agrees to get rid of the rats for a sum. Of course he does but the sum isn't paid and then after that bad things happen to the townspeople. I can't imagine how much work went into all this. It's a 55 minute feature and it's flawless in its execution. There is some dialog in this but it sounds like just nonsense babble, so there's no subtitles, but one doesn't really need them. This is not lacking in humor either, as the townspeople interact with each other before the rats really become a problem. Available on Jiri Barta's "Labyrinth of Darkeness" DVD & well worth your time to seek out. 9 out of 10.
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