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Peel (1982)

Peel poster
Directed by
Jane Campion
Genre
fiction film
Country
Australia
Runtime
9 min
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 56 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A father, his son, and his sister go on a road trip. An argument breaks out over an orange peel that someone drops on the ground.

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What happens

Peel, also known as An Exercise in Discipline – Peel, is a 1982 Australian short film directed by Jane Campion. A father along with his son and sister are taking a trip, during which an orange peel has significance. Peel won the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival, making Campion the first ever woman to win the award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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