Sredni Vashtar is a 1981 short film, written, produced and directed by Andrew Birkin, based on the short story of the same name written by Hector Hugh Munro. The story concerns a slowly dying ten-year-old boy named Conradin, who lives with his strict cousin and guardian, Mrs. De Ropp. Conradin rebels against her and invents a new religion for himself, which centres on idolising a polecat-ferret he calls Sredni Vashtar; a vengeful, merciless god. The film won the BAFTA award for Best Short Film, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.
Title | Sredni Vashtar |
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Year | 1981 |
Genre | Drama, Horror |
Country | United Kingdom |
Studio | Laurentic Film Productions |
Cast | Sacha Puttnam, Judy Campbell Exner, Lila Kaye, Patty Hannock, Gorden Kaye, Vernon Dobtcheff |
Crew | Andrew Birkin (Director), Peter Hannan (Cinematography), Peter Hollywood (Editor), Andrew Birkin (Producer), Andrew Birkin (Writer), Brian Burgess (Associate Producer) |
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Release | Sep 01, 1981 |
Runtime | 27 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.60 / 10 by 5 users |
Popularity | 0 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | English |