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PLEASE

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genre / a time-lapse children's film
director / Anna Mantzaris
In a big city, several characters in need of affection are looking for a relationship and plunge into situations that are absurd, comical, and moving all at once.

Through a series of situations, funny, bittersweet, and a little bizarre, Anna Mantzaris paints portraits of the inhabitants of a city and their quest for intimacy, connection, affection, and empathy - something they so desperately lack.

Winston, a lonely CEO suffering from imposter syndrome and therefore craving validation from others, ends up finding his place in a free-spirited religious sect. Viktoria, with her clinging partner Pia, discovers a rare fetish that brings them both together when she lets off steam. A priest struggles to keep his cool and starts screaming in the middle of mass. To his surprise, many people join him. Desperate men, mysterious cowboys in the forest, a woman obsessed with dogs, men in suits burst into tears at the supermarket, and Liv, who can't help running away from her dates.

Alternating between dark and comforting moments, passing through the absurd and the strange, PLEASE explores the meaning of loving and being loved in today's world.

premiere/ 2026 (Annecy International Animation Film Festival)
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