The Lady and the Reaper (2009)

Directed by

Javier Recio Gracia

Genre

short film, black comedy

Country

Spain

Runtime

8 min

Rated

APTA

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 81 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An elderly lady refuses to die until she is reunited with her late husband. A grim reaper tries to take her soul, but a doctor fights to keep her alive.

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What happens

The Lady and the Reaper (Spanish: La dama y la Muerte) is a 2009 Spanish 3D imaging animated short film created by Javier Recio Gracía and produced by Kandor Graphics and Green Moon. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and won the Goya Award for Best Animated Short of 2009. It was also included in the Animation Show of Shows. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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