La Molaire

A quiet, unsettling stop-motion-like fable that builds dread through patient ritual and a chilling final image.

Directed by

Peter Ahern

Genres

Animation, Mystery

Tagline

Decay takes root.

Overview

In an abandoned house, a broken wind-up doll stirs to life and undertakes a quiet, ritualistic task: planting a human tooth in a small pot of soil. It carefully tends the tooth with water and patience, waiting for something to grow. Time stretches on and the doll ultimately abandons the pot. But under the cold glow of moonlight, the soil stirs. Small hands claw their way out, and something new is born.

How it feels

Eerie, melancholic, dark and whimsical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Isolation, obsession, death, nature

Content

Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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