Short film
Strap Hanging
2014 · 11 min
A short, odd, faintly absurd vignette that drifts between deadpan comedy and quiet unease.
- Directed by
- John Malkovich
- Starring
- Kelly Macdonald, Arielle Dombasle, Laura Bailey
- Overview
- Strap-Hanging tells the strange story of a Japanese boy so obsessed by tsunamis that he makes himself a pair of inflatable rubber underpants in case disaster strikes. Stepping into the ‘Top Models Only’ carriage of the underground, he encounters an unexpected trigger.
- How it feels
- Absurd, whimsical, eerie and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Obsession, isolation, identity, fate
- Content
- Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- John Malkovich
- Starring
- Kelly Macdonald, Arielle Dombasle, Laura Bailey
