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The Mallet
The Mallet
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THE MALLET

Malj

Directed by Aleksandar Ilic
Yugoslavia, 1977
Documentary, Short

Synopsis

In a futuristic, antiseptic food factory, workers select healthy chicks, while the rejects are carried along a conveyor belt until they are crushed by a mallet and drop into a garbage bin. A single black chick appears and before the mallet strikes, he rebels.

Synopsis

In a futuristic, antiseptic food factory, workers select healthy chicks, while the rejects are carried along a conveyor belt until they are crushed by a mallet and drop into a garbage bin. A single black chick appears and before the mallet strikes, he rebels.