The Conquerors

The Conquerors — Plot

In this animated short, a young couple washed onto a strange, inhospitable shore, attempts to transform the land into an Eden. Through great effort they prosper, learning to conquer nature and their environment. But what will their victory mean? Alternately a vision of paradise and purgatory, with allusions to the Book of Genesis and prehistory, the film tells the story of human beings and their conquests, offering a dark, critical view of the rise and fall of civilizations.

• Release date
• May 1, 2011
• Runtime
• 12 min
• Genres
• Animation
• Director
• Tibor Bánóczki