(Sredni Vashtar)

Content: Sredni Vashtar is a 1981 short film, written, produced and directed by Andrew Birkin, based on the short story of the same name written by Hector Hugh Munro. The story concerns a slowly dying ten-year-old boy named Conradin, who lives with his strict cousin and guardian, Mrs. De Ropp. Conradin rebels against her and invents a new religion for himself, which centres on idolising a polecat-ferret he calls Sredni Vashtar; a vengeful, merciless god. The film won the BAFTA award for Best Short Film, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.

Countries:

United Kingdom

Genres:

Drama,

Horror

Runtime:

27 minutes

Year:

1981

Directors:

Andrew Birkin

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Production companies:

Laurentic Film Productions

Actors:

Conradin

Aunt Augusta

Mrs. Woolridge

Effie

Ogden

Crews:

Director

Producer

Associate Producer

Writer

Cinematography