Section: Cortometrajes, Sección Oficial
Direction: Sinan Taner
From: Switzerland
Year: 2024
Timing: 18 min. (00:18)
An elementary school sports day gets out of hand. A harmless argument between two children ends in death threats between the two fathers. The collective overload shakes an entire society and unfolds into a microcosm of chaos. Cause and effect of violence echo in a fragile social construct. A distant view of the everyday.
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