Underplayed Gems

Dog Hotel A Mysterious History (2000)

Dog Hotel A Mysterious History poster
Original title
Hundhotellet
Directed by
Hans Åke Gabrielsson, Per Åhlin
Genre
animated film, mystery film
Country
Denmark, Sweden, Norway
Runtime
1h 08m
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A detective investigates strange happenings at a hotel for dogs. The hand-drawn animation gives the film a classic storybook feel.

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What happens

Hundhotellet – En mystisk historia is a Swedish animated detective mystery/surreal film from 2000, directed by Per Åhlin who also wrote the script together with Hans Åke Gabrielsson. The film is traditionally animated by hand, the last film in Sweden to have been produced in that style. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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