The Newt Congress

16m
DramaFantasy
5.5

For years now, giant talking newts have been used both for their labor and as laboratory animals. The Newt Congress takes place at a conference building surrounded by nature where participants have come together to optimize the exploitation of the animals. The short film is a free adaptation of Karel Čapek‘s War with the Newts.

Cast

Ursula Bienz
Unknown
Tobias Bienz
Unknown
Wiebke Mollenhauer
Kongressmensch
Linda Gunst
Unknown
Peter Hottinger
Unknown
Urs-Peter Wolters
Unknown
Magdalena Neuhaus
Kongressmensch
Marina Guerrini
Kongressmensch
Roman Weishaupt
Kongressmensch
Urs Humbel
A
Manuela Biedermann
Syndikat

Crew

Matthias Sahli
Director, Screenplay
Immanuel Esser
Director, Screenplay
Karel Čapek
Story

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