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Release Year2021
Runtime1h 10m
LanguageGerman
CertificationNR
GenresScience Fiction
Votes1
DirectorValentin Hennig
WritersTom Whalen
TypeFeature Film
Rating10.0 out of 10
Cast7 credited
Also Known AsThe Straw That Broke
About The Straw That Broke
"The Straw That Broke" is a surrealist, micro-budget meta-fiction feature blending retro-futuristic aesthetics with philosophy to explore the boundaries between reality and the digital realm. "The virtual is viral," announces Clea Bardan, editor at DeBase SF, to Claudia Weiss, her overworked author of futuristic pulp fiction. Clea demands an impossible task: write five volumes within 31 hours. Claudia's journey spans from Stuttgart to Nueva York, a Harkonnen spaceship, and a water-based planet holding the secret to saving the multiverse from the O-Cloud—a virus destroying sentient life at its ontological core. But how much of this reality is authentic, and can a talking mouse from Claudia's own stories save the multiverse? Using diverse cinematic devices, the film tackles deep metaphysical questions while remaining a poignant story about loss, love, and hope for us all.
Directed by Valentin Hennig, The Straw That Broke leans on a strong ensemble — Robert Besta, Manuel Harder, Santiago Ziesmer — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about science fiction titles of 2021.
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