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The Island of the Dead

20128mVuk Jevremović

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A soldier is about to be executed because of his disobedience. The execution will be carried out by an ancient machine which engraves a sentence (the committed crime) on a man's skin. What would happen if silent-film fan Franz Kafka were to ask FW Murnau to make a movie of his short story In the Penal Colony?

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ExecutionShort FilmFranz Kafka

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What is The Island of the Dead (2012) about?

A soldier is about to be executed because of his disobedience. The execution will be carried out by an ancient machine which engraves a sentence (the committed crime) on a man's skin. What would happen if silent-film fan Franz Kafka were to ask FW Murnau to make a movie of his short story In the Penal Colony?

How long is The Island of the Dead?

The Island of the Dead has a runtime of 8 min and premiered in 2012.

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