00-Baby Boom Child

00-Baby Boom Child

2014 · 24 min · Animation, Science Fiction, Drama

On their way home by bike through a deserted industrial area, a mother and her son starts to talk about what happened when our dream of eternal economic growth collided with the peak, and following decline in global oil production. In a sad but quite plausible picture of the near future, our children make us accountable for today's irresponsible way of living.

Directed by Maja Lindström · Written by Lars Nordén

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Ingela Olsson (voice)
Anastasios Soulis (voice)

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