The Grandmother
To live is to die.
A deeply surreal, black-and-white animated nightmare about a child's desperate escape into grotesque fantasy, suffused with existential dread and the bleak tagline 'to live is to die.'
To escape neglect and abuse from his parents, a young boy plants some strange seeds and they grow into a grandmother.
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Same mood
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Go darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Hidden gem
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
