Cages
1967 · 7 min · ★ 6.1 · Animation
An allegory of the hopeless relationship between a prisoner and his jailer, representing the dependence of mankind upon authoritarianism.
Directed by Mirosław Kijowicz · Written by Hanna Jagoszewska
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