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Short, oppressive film about a mountaineer whose life literally hangs in the balance, with his friend on the other end as a shaky counterbalance.
The two friends Graef and Henderson climb a mountain. They maintain a delicate mutual balance with the help of a rope. When one makes a mistake, the other has to catch him. When the inevitable happens, Henderson dangles above the abyss, with his friend Graef, with whom he can’t communicate, on the other side, as a counterbalance. The physical and mental fight of the young man, who is literally poised between hope and fear, is filmed up close.

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Big Orange Music
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Big Orange Music

Title: De balans
Year: 2012
Duration : 10 minutes
Category: Short Feature
Edition: NFF 2012

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