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The Burden

Original title: Min börda
  • 2017
  • 15m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
638
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The Burden (2017)
AnimationShortComedy

A dark musical enacted in a market place, situated next to a freeway. The employees of the various commercial venues deal with boredom and existential anxiety by performing cheerful musical ... Read allA dark musical enacted in a market place, situated next to a freeway. The employees of the various commercial venues deal with boredom and existential anxiety by performing cheerful musical turns. The apocalypse is a tempting liberator.A dark musical enacted in a market place, situated next to a freeway. The employees of the various commercial venues deal with boredom and existential anxiety by performing cheerful musical turns. The apocalypse is a tempting liberator.

  • Director
    • Niki Lindroth von Bahr
  • Writer
    • Niki Lindroth von Bahr
  • Stars
    • Sven Björklund
    • Mattias Fransson
    • Carl Englén
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    638
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    • Director
      • Niki Lindroth von Bahr
    • Writer
      • Niki Lindroth von Bahr
    • Stars
      • Sven Björklund
      • Mattias Fransson
      • Carl Englén
    • 6User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 18 wins & 12 nominations

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    Mattias Fransson
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    Carl Englén
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    Olof Wretling
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    • Director
      • Niki Lindroth von Bahr
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      • Niki Lindroth von Bahr
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    10/10
    Best short of the year
    I saw The Burden in Annecy this summer, and have been thinking about it since. This is an animated musical that don't look like anything else. So unique and fresh that I first didn't know how to react.

    It's sad but funny, weird but universal, intellectual but emotional, tragic but still uplifting. And then all the detailed craft behind the sets of and puppet animals, as well as the beautiful music - it makes you wanna see it over and over again. The fishes, the stepping mice, the apocalyptic ending...

    There are elements of big names like David Lynch, Roy Andersson, Lars von Trier and Wes Anderson - but basically this Swedish short is so original that it's hard to describe – you have to see it. For me, it's by far the best and most interesting short film of 2017.
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    • Nov 4, 2017

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    • Release date
      • September 27, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Sweden
    • Official site
      • Official Website
    • Language
      • Swedish
    • Also known as
      • Min börda
    • Production company
      • Film i Väst
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    • Runtime
      15 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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