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Si Lunchai

2014 · 9 min

A short, stylised folk tale told with shadow-puppet charm, quick and simple, with a satisfying trickster's win.

Directed by
Hannes Rall
Genres
Animation
Overview
The poor yet smart trickster Si Lunchai triumphs over the cruel king. An adaptation of an Indonesian legend, inspired by the style of the Southeast Asian shadow puppet play Wayang Kulit.

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Directed by
Hannes Rall
Genres
Animation
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • class
    • power
    • justice
    Places
    None
    Era
    timeless
    Audience
    family
    Form
    • animated
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour4
    Realism2
    Romance0
    Tension3
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    animation
    Directed by
    Hannes Rall
    Written by
    Daniel Keith Jernigan
    Runtime
    9 min
    Country
    Germany, Singapore

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