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Cages

2009 · 10 min

A strange, quiet stop-motion fable that feels like a dusty dream, beautiful and unsettling in equal measure.

Overview
An old man crosses the desert with a valuable load, a row of cages with cherubs of sublime songs; when one of them is carelessly abandoned, he reveals the divine power to give life to lifeless beings and things.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • faith
  • isolation
  • survival
  • morality
  • death
Places
  • wilderness
Era
timeless
Audience
teen
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour2
Realism2
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
fantasy, animation
Directed by
Juan José Medina
Written by
Juan José Medina
Starring
Angel Lopez, Alfredo Sanchez
Runtime
10 min
Country
Mexico
Languages
No Language

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