A Recipe for Gruel

Jan 1, 2013

0h 10m

★ 4.2

Life, one meal at a time...

Overview

A splendid 10-minute animated film by Sharon Smith. It is an adaptation of a tale by Frank Key. Narrated by Key himself, it has been screened at film festivals and competitions all over the world, including Annecy, Edinburgh, Brazil and last month’s Raindance in London.

Genres

Animation

Drama

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Cast

Narrator

Frank Key

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Boris Hiestand

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