The Country Doctor (1996)
- Original title
- Maalaislääkäri
- Directed by
- Katariina Lillqvist
- Genre
- animation, drama, fantasy
- Country
- Finland
- Runtime
- 15 min
- Rating
- 5.5 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
In this animated film based on a Franz Kafka story, a country doctor's quiet evening is broken by an alarm clock. He goes to a bombed-out room where a child is dying and black market traders play cards.
surrealbleakdreamlikeunsettlingslow-burndarkstarkoppressive
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