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Balance

Balance

1989Short⏱️ 7m
AnimationShortDrama
7.9
IMDB Rating
5,932 votes

A group of fishermen on a precariously balanced platform fight over a trunk.

Director
N/A
Writers
Christoph Lauenstein, Wolfgang Lauenstein
Stars
N/A
Release Date
May 20, 1989
Language
None
Country
Germany, West Germany
🏆 5
Wins
💬 29
Reviews
📋 3.4K
Watchlists
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💰 Box Office

$45,194
Worldwide Gross
$45,194
Domestic Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Production
GHK Kassel, Hochschule für Bildende Künste Hamburg

🏷️ Keywords

balancesurrealismstop motionselfishnessstop motion animation

🎯 Categories

Stop Motion AnimationAnimationDramaShort

⭐ Featured Review

A Stunning Work from Germany's Communist Collapse
by ShortoftheWeek2007-12-09
10/10

"A platform floats in a neutral space. Strange men, identical except for the numbers on their back, appearing as though out of some dystopian future, must work in concert to prevent the platform from tipping. The emergence of a strange box, a new development in this closed and sterile space, disrupts the tedium but also the teamwork, as each man wants to individually inspect and enjoy the box—threatening them all as the platform becomes increasingly unbalanced. Add though a context. A time and place to the film's creation. Germany, 1989. The fact that the men are identical but for their n..."

📖 Synopsis

A group of fishermen on a precariously balanced platform fight over a trunk.