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201113 minGdoc-short

No Problem

201113 minGdoc-short

A lonely bachelor grapples with neurosis and isolation on a rainy Saturday, reaching the last entry in his little black book in this wordless animated film.

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Channel: NFB

No Problem

2011• 13 minG

Synopsis

A lonely bachelor grapples with neurosis and isolation on a rainy Saturday, reaching the last entry in his little black book in this wordless animated film.

Synopsis

In this animation film, a not-so-young bachelor is facing yet another lonely, rain-sodden Saturday. His psyche is not in the best of shape, neurosis is fast setting in, and he has reached "Zolga," the last entry in his little black book. Film without words.

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