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Sredni Vashtar

Name: Sredni Vashtar
Director: Andrew Birkin
Genre: Drama, Horror
Released: 1981-09-01
Duration: 27 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Sacha Puttnam, Judy Campbell, Lila Kaye, Patty Hannock, Gorden Kaye

September 1, 1981

27m

TMDB7.2· 6

Sredni Vashtar is a 1981 short film, written, produced and directed by Andrew Birkin, based on the short story of the same name written by Hector Hugh Munro. The story concerns a slowly dying ten-year-old boy named Conradin, who lives with his strict cousin and guardian, Mrs. De Ropp. Conradin rebels against her and invents a new religion for himself, which centres on idolising a polecat-ferret he calls Sredni Vashtar; a vengeful, merciless god. The film won the BAFTA award for Best Short Film, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.