Krake
Directed by Regina Welker · Starring Laura Mittag · 2012
Diagnosed with a 'kraken', a little girl treats her creature as a friend and forgets the illness, until it grows out of control.
A tragicomic animated metaphor for depression, told through a child's innocent eyes.
Diagnosis: Kraken. But the little girl doesn’t understand how serious her situation is. She sees her Kraken as a friend and forgets the disease – until it gets out of control.
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