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カフカ 田舎医者

  • Animation
  • Drama
Confirmed2007-11-176.77.0Trakt

A hapless country doctor describes with breathless urgency a night-time summons to attend a young patient. Events soon take on a surreal aspect as "unearthly horses" transport him instantaneously to the bedside. The doctor, preoccupied with personal distractions and grievances against those he is employed to care for, fails to find what is revealed to be a vile, fatal wound. He is humiliated by the villagers, who are "always expecting the impossible from the doctor," and doomed to an endless return trip, losing everything.

Franz Kafka's A Country Doctor is an animated drama adaptation of Kafka's classic 1910 short story, released in 2007. The film follows a rural physician summoned to treat a mysterious patient, only to find himself caught in an increasingly surreal and nightmarish sequence of events that spirals into dark absurdity.

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2007-11-17

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When was Franz Kafka's A Country Doctor released?

The film was released on November 17, 2007.

What is the movie based on?

It is an animated adaptation of Franz Kafka's 1910 short story of the same name, which explores themes of professional failure, desperation, and existential dread.

What genres does the film fall under?

Franz Kafka's A Country Doctor is an animated drama that blends Kafka's philosophical and unsettling narrative style with visual storytelling.

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