Overview
"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.
Production
Valentin Hennig Films
Cast & Characters
Robert Besta
Roithammer
Manuel Harder
Markus
Santiago Ziesmer
Encyclopedia Mouse
Claudia Gallatz
Claudia Weiss
Manja Kuhl
Clea Bardan
Konrad Lucas
Flint McCrae
Gabrielle Zimmermann
Dr. Zimmermann
Directors & Crew
Valentin Hennig
Director
Valentin Hennig
Producer
Tom Whalen
Screenplay
Tom Whalen
Producer
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