This Magnificent Cake! (2018)

overview : In 1885, Africa is a succulent cake destined to be wildly divided and everyone wants a piece. A disturbed European king, a Pygmy working in a luxury hotel, a successful but lonely businessman, an enslaved porter, a young army deserter, a ghostly clarinetist. Some benefit from colonialism and greed. Others suffer racism and violence.

Release Date : Dec 20, 2018

Runtime : 45m

Genre : Animation  History  Comedy  Drama  Mystery  

Companies : Beast Animation, Pedri Animation, Vivement lundi !, ARTE, CNC, Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds, Van Hecke Consult Comm. V., Basok BVBA, Région Bretagne, PROCIREP, Netherlands Fund for Film, ANGOA

Countries : Belgium, France, Netherlands

Keywords : africa, slavery, stop motion, colonialism, rag doll, 19th century, african history