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The Scent of Beetroot and the People Who Live Forever

Maren Wiese, Petra Stipetić · Germany · Sci-Fi / Satire / Documentary / Animation · 12 min · 9.4K views

Directed by Petra Stipetic, Maren Wiese · Starring Oskar Fröhlich, Marina Kalmykova, Moritz Kienemann · 2024

After a scientist finds immortality in the scent of beetroot, the planet is wrapped in magenta haze and inhabitants describe life in a world where death has become impossible.

Real interviews meet absurd animated sci-fi in a wry, poignant look at what living forever would mean.

A scientist discovers the key to immortality: the scent of beetroot. Through its excessive use, an impenetrable magenta atmosphere soon envelops the entire planet. Immortality spreads

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