Neighbours (1952)

Directed by

Norman McLaren

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

Runtime

8 min

Rated

K-16

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 125 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two neighbors who live peacefully next to each other start fighting over a flower that grows on the border between their properties. The conflict escalates quickly into a destructive war.

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What happens

Neighbours (French: Voisins) is a 1952 Canadian anti-war film by Scottish-Canadian filmmaker Norman McLaren for the National Film Board of Canada. At the 25th Academy Awards, it was nominated for Best Live Action, Short Subject and won Best Documentary, Short Subject. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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