Instead of Abracadabra (2008)

Original title

Istället för abrakadabra

Directed by

Patrik Eklund

Genre

comedy film

Country

Sweden

Runtime

22 min

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A grown man who still lives with his parents wants to be a magician. He tries to put on a show, but things do not go as planned.

quirkylow-keywhimsicalgently absurdunderstatedamusingdeadpan

What happens

Instead of Abracadabra (original title Istället för Abrakadabra) is a 2008 short comedy film, directed by Patrik Eklund and produced by Mathias Fjellström. It was nominated for the "Best Short Film, Live Action" award at the Academy Awards 2010. It was also nominated for the "Short Film Grand Jury Prize" at the Sundance Film festival 2009. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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