Subtitle from container. Originally released in 2010. Includes bonus film, The runt (Germany), and theatrical trailers.
Contents:
Deconstruction workers (Norway) -- She who measures (Croatia) -- Average 40 matches (Turkey) -- Please say something (Ireland/Germany) -- Flatlife (Belgium) -- Home road movies (United Kingdom) -- Bâmiyân (France) -- The tale of how (South Africa) -- Never like the first time! (Sweden).
Summary:
Nine animated shorts from around the world. A cat and a mouse carry on a dysfunctional relationship in a futuristic landscape. A Chinese monk sets out on foot with a tiger during the Tang dynasty and happens upon the giant Buddhas of Bamiyan. Two blue-collar workers dissect the meaning of normal life as the world crumbles around them. A box of matches succumb to the appeal of a cigarette. Four people recount their various encounters with an unforgettable rite of passage.
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