STEVEN AND THE BETTLE

POLISH TITLE: STEFAN I ŻUCZEK

Is there a place for friendship in the world dominated by callous health rules? For a friendship that is a misalliance. Stefan is a successful swim coach loved by women. His life is turned upside down when he meets Beetle. Beetle embodies everything that is forbidden in the Stefan’s world. Will their friendship last? Will Stefan be able to kill qualms of consience in the same way as he kills the smell of his friend with scented trees? A film by animation and special effect student from Lodz film school does not give clear answers but it makes an accurate diagnosis of human relationships. The animation about Stefan and Beetle should not be called surrealistic. On the contrary, in Piotr Hoang Ngoc’s animation real reflection about loyality and alienation of an individual is hidden under the guise of grotesque realities.

FILM REPRESENTED BY KRAKOW FILM FOUNDATION

GENRE:

animation

COUNTRYI:

POLAND

RUNNING TIME:

12'

YEAR:

2012

DIRECTING:

Piotr Loc Hoang Ngoc

SCRIPT:

Piotr Loc Hoang Ngoc

DOP:

Piotr Loc Hoang Ngoc

EDITOR:

Piotr Loc Hoang Ngoc

MUSIC:

Włodzimierz George Antoniv, Kacper Zamarło

PRODUCER:

PWSFTviT (Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Filmowa, Telewizyjna i Teatralna)