Faced with seven hundred euros it takes to save his daughter’s guinea pig, Peter has to decide which values he wants to impart to his 8-year old.
“If you look deep into Plofje’s eyes, do you have the feeling someone is really looking back?”Guinea pig Plofje is seriously ill. The veterinarian tells Peter his daughter’s pet can easily be saved, providing he forks out seven hundred euros. Under the deprecatory looks of both the vet and the pets in her waiting room, Peter faces a tough decision. What is a guinea pig’s life worth? And what are the values he wants to impart to his child? Inhumaan is a poignantly hilarious short film about the life-defining dilemmas a parent hopes to avoid.
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