Yankale

When lowly civil servant Jakob L fails to show up for work one day, his life unfolds: an oppressive mother and a childhood remembered as a timeless island by the sea.

Square offices clash with round, organic seascapes in a prize-winning, beautifully designed animated portrait of duty versus desire.

This film considers the case of Jakob L (Yankale), a lowly civil servant who fails to turn up to work one day. We get to know more about him, his life, his childhood, and above all his relationship with his oppressive mo

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