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Wild Animals of the World

2004 · 19 min

A quiet, sombre short about children carrying loss, watched with the patient tenderness of a small postwar fable.

Genres
Family
Overview
Nine-year-old Yurik is living with relatives after his mother died and his father went missing. His friend, Zayats, is one of the few who survived the bombing of Minsk and now understands what things and animals think. One day, the "Wild Animals of the World" exhibition comes to town, and the boys are eager to attend, but they need money to get there.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Grief, friendship, survival, family
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Era
    period
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism6
    Romance0
    Tension3
    Darkness6
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight7

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