''All Cats Are Grey in the Dark'' (german: Nachts sind alle Katzen grau) is a

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short documentary film, directed by Lasse Linder and released in 2019.Mario Trlaja
"Film eines Widnauers gewinnt europäischen Filmpreis"
''FM1 Today'', 10 December 2020. The film centres on Christian, a lonely single man from

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, who has decided to have his pet

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inseminated to help fulfill his own desire to become a parent. The film was made as Linder's thesis project in the film studies program at

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. The film premiered at the

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. It was subsequently screened at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best International Short Film.Etan Vlessing
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'', 15 September 2019. The film won the award for Best Short Film at the 33rd European Film Awards.

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* 2019 films 2019 short documentary films Swiss short films Swiss documentary films European Film Awards winners (films) {{2010s-documentary-film-stub