Sredni Vashtar
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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.
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Sacha Puttnam
Conradin
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Andrew Birkin Director · Hector Hugh Munro Story Peter Hollywood Editor
First release September 1, 1981 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Laurentic Film Productions
Production
United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · September 1, 1981
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