A little girl accidentally leaves her imaginary baby brother behind at a restaurant — and suddenly, for a nearby childless couple, the definition of "baby" takes on a new and completely unexpected dimension.
Direction
Three directors, one seamless fever-dream vision
Writing
Zero dialogue, maximum narrative economy
Director
Joris Oprins
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Dutch trio Job, Joris & Marieke animated this between commercial gigs, using a deliberately 'ugly-cute' aesthetic to disarm viewers before the emotional ambush.
The film weaponizes animation's inherent surrealism — we accept Otto immediately because he's drawn, making the couple's appropriation feel almost logical until it horrifies.
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