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The War

The War

19877.50h 15m

Overview

The protagonist of the film is the Bat living in an old mill and fighting rats and crows. It’s the war fought by disproportioned forces, where the battle is won by cleverness, skill and cunning. Somewhere outside the mill another war is fought.

Directed by Riho Unt
Written by Hardi Volmer, Riho Unt
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Themes & Keywords

batstop motionfightingratenticementshort filmwarcrows

About The War

The War is a animation, war film released in 1987 exploring themes of bat, stop motion, fighting, rat, enticement, short film. Directed by Riho Unt, The protagonist of the film is the Bat living in an old mill and fighting rats and crows. It’s the war fought by disproportioned forces, where the battle is won by cleverness, skill and cunning. Somewhere outside the mill another war is fought.

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