A lily blossoms from his wound, and ivy wraps his neck. Why are we more afraid of blossoming wounds than of blood? Would you rather have a lily grow out of your ear or have it fall off? Is blood or sap more frightening?

"If I were to direct a war, I would do it like this. But I'm not God." A short experimental film about war, pacifism and the so-called Unheimlich; a feeling of insecurity, but the cause of which seems familiar, almost mundane - it is an anxiety that seems not to belong to us.

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• Movie block: 25. This Is What I Know Now (12+)
• Competition category: TEENS SENIORS - Experimental
• Year of origin: 2023
• Country of origin: Czechia
• Duration : 12:52 min
• Authors / staff:

  Daniel Tristan Křístek

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