The Straw That Broke

Five volumes. 31 hours. One collapsing multiverse.

The Straw That Broke — Plot

"The Straw That Broke" is a surrealist, micro-budget meta-fiction feature blending retro-futuristic aesthetics with philosophy to explore the boundaries between reality and the digital realm. "The virtual is viral," announces Clea Bardan, editor at DeBase SF, to Claudia Weiss, her overworked author of futuristic pulp fiction. Clea demands an impossible task: write five volumes within 31 hours. Claudia's journey spans from Stuttgart to Nueva York, a Harkonnen spaceship, and a water-based planet holding the secret to saving the multiverse from the O-Cloud—a virus destroying sentient life at its ontological core. But how much of this reality is authentic, and can a talking mouse from Claudia's own stories save the multiverse? Using diverse cinematic devices, the film tackles deep metaphysical questions while remaining a poignant story about loss, love, and hope for us all.

• Release date
• October 26, 2021
• Runtime
• 70 min
• Genres
• Science Fiction
• Director
• Valentin Hennig

The Straw That Broke — Cast

Robert Besta Roithammer Manuel Harder Markus

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Santiago Ziesmer Encyclopedia Mouse

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Claudia Gallatz Claudia Weiss

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Manja Kuhl Clea Bardan

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Konrad Lucas Flint McCrae

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Gabrielle Zimmermann Dr. Zimmermann