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Ahviaasta

2003 · 12 min

A quiet, odd little animated fable that drifts between absurd comedy and melancholy, asking you to sit with its strange premise.

Directed by
Ülo Pikkov
Genres
Animation, Drama
Overview
A monkey who lives in a zoo starts living like a human being when is mistaken for a drunken Santa Claus who got lost and ended up in the zoo, and is taken away for treatment of alcohol abuse

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Directed by
Ülo Pikkov
Genres
Animation, Drama
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • isolation
    • addiction
    Places
    • hospital
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • animated
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism4
    Romance0
    Tension3
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

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    Genres
    animation, drama
    Directed by
    Ülo Pikkov
    Runtime
    12 min

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