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Orbis Pictus

Name: Orbis Pictus
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Released: 1997
Duration: 105 min

1997 · 105 min · Drama

A sixteen-year-old girl discharged from her school with a letter for her absent mother sets off across Slovakia to find her, and her surreal, picaresque journey blurs the line between reality and fantasy. Martin Šulík's poetic road movie.

Runtime: 105 min
Genre: Drama · Fantasy
Mood: thoughtful · dreamlike
Entry: some context
Best for: character-driven drama

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Part of 10 Essential Slovak Films

This film is stop 5 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Slovakia. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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