There is exactly enough time

Oskar Salomonowitz, the twelve-year-old son of the filmmakers Anja Salomonowitz and Virgil Widrich, had already drawn 206 pictures for a flip book when he died in an accident. An irrational end that his father opposed with a small, but logical continuation. (Diagonale 2021)

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This film is at once both playful and very sad. It sustains a balance between these two poles. This is exactly what lends the film its depth. It conveys nothing less than an intimation of how closely joy and loss are experienced.
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