Short film
The Man in the Air
1993 · 10 min
A short, somber animated parable that plays like a quiet tragedy of invention crushed by fear and power.
- Directed by
- Boris Akulinichev
- Genres
- Animation
- Starring
- Vsevolod Larionov
- Overview
- The eternal tragic conflict of a genius and a tyrant in power. The heroes of the film are the inventor of the aircraft and the Chinese emperor, who ordered his execution. The emperor was afraid of the possibility of using the aircraft for military purposes and ordered the courtiers to keep this secret.
- How it feels
- Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Power, ambition, betrayal, fate
- Content
- Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Boris Akulinichev
- Genres
- Animation
- Starring
- Vsevolod Larionov
