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The Last of Dodos

The Last of Dodos

CZ, 2011, 10min., Digi Beta, DVD

The Indian Ocean, the summer of 1662. A commercial sailing ship is wrecked in a storm by the shore of Mauritius Island. A single sailor survives, experiencing extremely unpleasant adventures with a roasted dodo as well as with the peculiar… More

Synopsis

The Indian Ocean, the summer of 1662. A commercial sailing ship is wrecked in a storm by the shore of Mauritius Island. A single sailor survives, experiencing extremely unpleasant adventures with a roasted dodo as well as with the peculiar members of a local mission. In the end, he learns the true meaning of the proverb "We are what we eat". An animated adventure film by about the inglorious fate of a castaway, some cute dodos, greedy monks and divine punishment for human greed.

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DirectorJiří Novák
ScreenwriterJiří Novák
Director of photographyJiří Novák
EditorOndřej Šošolík
ProducerTomáš Vynikal
Genre Short
Production CompaniesTomáš Baťa University – Faculty of Multimedial Communications

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