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Cancrelat - Short Film inspired by Kafka's "Metamorphosis"

Cancrelat - Short Film inspired by Kafka's "Metamorphosis"

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SYNOPSIS

On a trip to Prague, Cheilla discovers a magical copy of Franz Kafka's "Metamorphosis". In an attempt to ditch her thick-witted friends on a night out, she starts reading the book and wakes up the next morning transformed into a bug. Now Cheilla must find the ending to Kafka's story in order to discover what will happen to her.

CREDITS

The bug

Cheilla Cochet

Ivan
Ivan Recio

Antoine
Antoine Gautier

Deranged Insectophile

Ferdinand Lenoir

Tourists

Betty Stojnić & Krisztián Mányi

French Kafka Enthusiast
Frédéric Henry

Written and Directed by 
Stephan Bookas

with ideas from
Cheilla Cochet, Ivan Recio, 
Ferdinand Lenoir, Krisztián Mányi
Antoine Gautier

 

Camera
Stephan Bookas

Editing
Timothy Stifter

Title Design
Linda Bakodi

Sound Recording
Krisztián Mányi, Ferdinand Lenoir

Colourist
Lajos Pataki

Art Design, Foley and Research
Betty Stojnić

Music
Jan Křtitel Novák & Bridge Band

Sound Engineer, Sound Design and Additional Music
Ernesto Suarez

Subtitles
Ivan Recio, Ferndinand Lenoir, Irène Verheul

Produced by 
Thousandth Mile & Frédéric Henry

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