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Japan2023animated15'Międzynarodowy konkurs krótkometrażowy (2024)

A young girl and a river otter in an empty town do not develop into a story of great friendship between a human being and an animal. The walking girl almost fails to notice the otter that follows her. The protagonists are trying to establish some contact but they are total strangers as if they have never met. Together, focused, they watch their world perish slowly. The starting point for this contemplative animation is the extinction of the river otter in Japan in 2012 – which is what we learn from a lovely song at the end.