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Tigers Tied Up in One Rope

2015 · 8 min

A charming, whimsical short that unfolds like a playful fable, with simple animation and a gentle message about imagination and effort.

Directed by: Benoît Chieux
Genres: Animation
Starring: Jonas Lanciaux, Maxime Lainé, Dora Benousilio

Overview: A very lazy boy, whose mother can no longer stand watching him sleeping and eating all day long, decides to set to work, revealing unsuspected powers of imagination, invention, and perseverance.

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Directed by: Benoît Chieux
Genres: Animation
Starring: Jonas Lanciaux, Maxime Lainé, Dora Benousilio

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
immigration
family
identity
Places: home
fantasy world
Era: timeless
Audience: family
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	3
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	2
Romance	0
Tension	2
Darkness	1
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: animation
Directed by: Benoît Chieux
Written by: Benoît Chieux
Starring: Jonas Lanciaux, Maxime Lainé, Dora Benousilio
Runtime: 8 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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