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The Burden (Min Börda)

Niki Lindroth von Bahr · Sweden · Musical / Dark Comedy / Satire / Stop-Motion · 14 min · 61K views
From the director of The House

Directed by Niki Lindroth von Bahr · Starring Sven Björklund, Mattias Fransson, Carl Englén, Olof Wretling · 2017

In a roadside shopping complex, lonely animal workers at a supermarket, hotel and call center cope with boredom and existential dread through cheerful song-and-dance numbers.

A deadpan stop-motion musical where despairing animal employees sing their way toward the apocalypse.

In a market place, situated next to a freeway, the employees of the various commercial venues deal with boredom and existential anxiety by performing cheerful musical turns

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