STRINGS

STRINGS, 2004
Denmark, Sweden, Norway, United Kingdom | HDD, Color, 88’| English, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Director: Anders Rønnow Klarlund
Voice over: James McAvoy, Catherine McCormack, Julian Glover, Derek Jakobi

We’re in a universe where we are all connected and addicted to the ground and where puppets live on strings that can reach the sky. In this world where life flows through strings that hang from heaven, a hundred year long war has been taking place between the two races. According to the prophecy, a hero who is estranged to himself and his people will put an end to this ruthless war that has caused the rupturing of thousands of strings from heaven and the burning of the skies. A production which took four years, 115 puppets and 150 puppet masters working a captivating puppet animation depicting a legend where puppets live attached to strings that reach infinity...