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The Big Animal

2000 · 73 min

A quiet, gently absurd parable that turns a small-town oddity into a soft-spoken study of conformity, kindness and quiet exclusion.

Overview
When the circus leaves town, Zygmunt and Marysia unwittingly adopt a camel into their home. The couple quickly forms a close bond with the nameless camel, but as the bond grows stronger, their neighbors slowly begin to ostracize them.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • identity
  • family
  • morality
  • freedom
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Jerzy Stuhr
Written by
Krzysztof Kieślowski
Starring
Jerzy Stuhr, Anna Dymna, Dominika Bednarczyk, Błażej Wójcik, Andrzej Franczyk, Feliks Szajnert, Zbigniew Kaleta, Andrzej Kozak
Music
Abel Korzeniowski
Cinematography
Paweł Edelman
Runtime
73 min
Country
Poland
Languages
Polish

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