Time Out (original title Aeg Maha) is a 1984

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n animated short film. It was directed by

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and produced by

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Plot

The film is about a cat who loses his time, trying to do many things simultaneously and fails at everything. After that, time breaks apart, and he travels to the world of the infinite absurd. In the end, all returns to its place and problems.

Production

* The director himself uses his own hands in the "time breaks up" scene. * The ship's name "Julia" is an author-related

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, linking to his previous cartoon "Triangle". * The statue was supposed to be

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, but of course was censored.

Reception

The film was given a 1985 Varna World Animation Film Festival award.

References

External links

* 1984 films 1984 animated films 1984 short films 1980s animated short films Animated films about cats Estonian animated short films Estonian animated films {{Estonia-film-stub