A 9-minute roast of intellectuals worshipping a fake French philosopher. Moo-ving.
The hyped French philosopher Malentende visits Sweden to present a groundbreaking hypothesis. Professors are ecstatic as they gather during the break to dissect the meaning of his words. Intellectual reasoning takes unexpected leaps in this wildly humorous film about the perils of blindly following authority.
Acting
Rabaeus and Mestad's escalating philosopher-fanboy chemistry
Writing
Dialogue so painfully accurate you'll recognize your thesis advisor
Direction
Häggstrøm/Márky pack a feature's worth of satire into nine minutes
Director
Kasper Häggstrøm
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The directors shot this as a proof-of-concept for a feature about academic conferences; the nine-minute runtime was originally a festival submission requirement they embraced as constraint.
Malentende's name translates roughly to 'misunderstanding' or 'misconception' in French—a joke no subtitled version can fully preserve.
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