The Tragic Story of Nling (2006) Poster

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7/10
Whoa--this AIN'T for people who can't enjoy really, really weird films!
planktonrules7 July 2008
Warning: Spoilers
Wow, was this a weird, weird little animated short!! I can truly say it is different from just about everything I've seen before and probably will see in the future!! For this reason, it's well worth a look.

Here is the bizarre and twisted plot: The film is set on a mythical world and in this world is a hell-hole called "Nling" where all the garbage is dumped. People live in Nling as a permanent underclass and they spend their time sifting through the garbage and drinking all the booze that is tossed into their kingdom. The booze is easy to come by and apparently is used to keep the masses quiet. One day, however, the booze and garbage stops coming and the story is about a man and his talking donkey professor friend as they try to find a way out of this mess in order to get more liquor.

Cannibalism, violence and lots of other nastiness occur throughout the film and most of it seems rather pointless as the film tries very hard to be a confusing absurdist sci-fi film. Despite how awful the plot sounds, it's oddly compelling and worth a look. Just understand that it won't be to everyone's liking, so if you don't like the unconventional, then you'd probably best skip this one.
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