Siblings Karin and Simon visit their parents and younger sister Clara in a cramped Berlin apartment, where relatives gather for dinner. As ordinary household routines unfold with meticulous precision, a series of seemingly insignificant moments builds into a mesmerizing chain reaction, revealing the quiet tensions, humor, and uncanny rhythms hidden within everyday life.
The first film in Ramon and Silvan Zürcher's “Animal Trilogy,” THE STRANGE LITTLE CAT had its world premiere at the Berlinale and won the New Talent Grand Prize at CPH PIX.
“Mr. Zürcher has concocted something intimate yet otherworldly with this highly original debut.” –The New York Times (Critic's Pick)
DIRECTED BY RAMON ZÜRCHER
GERMANY | 2013 | GERMAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
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