This Magnificent Cake! (2018)

Original title

Ce magnifique gâteau!

Directed by

Emma De Swaef, Marc James Roels

Genre

comedy film

Country

France, Netherlands, Belgium

Runtime

44 min

Rated

12

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 41 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film is a stop motion animated short set in colonial Africa. It follows a cast of characters through a series of odd and uncomfortable encounters. The story explores the harsh realities of Belgian colonial rule.

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What happens

This Magnificent Cake! is a stop motion animated short film released in 2018, directed by Marc James Roels and Emma de Swaef. A coproduction of companies from Belgium, France and the Netherlands, the film centres on the history of Belgian colonialism in Africa. The film premiered in the Directors' Fortnight program at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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