The Stoker

Longin Szmyd’s darkly atmospheric, neo-noir-ish vision of a world that is hidden and yet in plain sight.

Beautifully textured and painterly, it treats and manipulates photographic material to remarkable effect.

The life story of Prince Siddhartha Gautama, who later became known as Shakyamuni Buddha (the Buddha), from the time of his birth until he entered Nirvana.

The protagonist of the film is an old man who is hit by several cars while trying to cross a dangerous street. He hardly gets out of it alive, but in a moment he rubs against death again, and more than once.

Following the success of "The Kingdom of the Green Glade" in 1994, the producers created a sequel. The story takes place in the middle of a forest, and the Kingdom is ruled by the wise Queen Bee. The fairy-tale insects resemble human characters in both appearance and character. The story carries an ecological message, due to the fact that the action takes place in a forest.