Beyond

Beyond

2003 · 13 min · ★ 7.3 · Science Fiction, Animation

While looking for her cat, a young woman and some kids find an abandoned building where strange things happen and the rules of physics don't always apply. Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts set in the Matrix universe.

Directed by Kōji Morimoto · Written by Kōji Morimoto

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