The Burden
Seen it?2017 | 15 min | Music, Animation
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for animation lovers. If you loved Pink Floyd: The Wall, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 15 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Swedish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
A shopping center along a large highway is the scene of an apocalyptic musical. Animation with a strong sense of form set to auto-tuned music by Klungan. About liberation through great catastrophy.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsBelow par
3 wins and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Niki Lindroth von Bahr
- Sven Björklund
- Carl Englén
- Mattias Fransson
- Olof Wretling