The Lily of Belgium
Oct 10 1915
•0h 15m
•Animation, War, Fantasy
When a young girl finds a beautiful dead lily in the woods, she asks her grandfather to tell her about it. The lily stands in splendour beside a stream, admired by the creatures of the woods. But an army of beetles, bent on conquering new territories, wants to cross the stream - and the lily is blocking their way. An unashamed allegory of the German rape of Belgium.
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Irene Starewicz
Jan Wichniekski
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