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The Harvest Festival

1985 · 9 min

A gentle, wordless little fable that feels like a warm hand-drawn storybook about pride, kindness and sharing the load.

Directed by: Günter Rätz
Genres: Animation, Fantasy

Overview: A little mouse is struggling terribly to bring in her harvest. She has overestimated her strength, the load is too heavy. He suspiciously refuses any help, but has to realize that others think more selflessly, because they have secretly grabbed the load and pushed it along. Together with her helpers, the mouse celebrates the harvest festival.

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Directed by: Günter Rätz
Genres: Animation, Fantasy

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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: found family
friendship
survival
healing
Places: countryside
Era: timeless
Audience: kids
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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

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Genres: animation, fantasy
Directed by: Günter Rätz
Written by: Günter Rätz
Cinematography: Rudolf Uebe
Runtime: 9 min
Country: East Germany, Germany
Languages: No Language

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