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Tõll the Giant

1980 · 13 min

A short, stark folk-tale animation with a heavy, mythic stillness that feels carved from stone and old songs.

Directed by
Rein Raamat
Genres
Animation, Fantasy, War
Overview
An Estonian folk tale about Tõll, the giant hero who lived on the Baltic Sea island of Saaremaa.

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Directed by
Rein Raamat
Genres
Animation, Fantasy, War
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • survival
  • isolation
  • death
  • nature
Places
  • countryside
  • sea
Era
timeless
Audience
adult
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism3
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
animation, fantasy, war
Directed by
Rein Raamat
Written by
Rein Raamat
Cinematography
Janno Põldma
Runtime
13 min
Country
Soviet Union
Languages
Estonian

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