Sredni Vashtar (movie)
- User score: 6.3
- Production country: United Kingdom
- Producer: Andrew Birkin
- Production companies: Laurentic Film Productions
- Genre: Drama
- Release date: 9/1/1981
- Run time: 27 min.
Movie description
Sredni Vashtar is a 1981 short film, written, produced and directed by Andrew Birkin, based on the short story of the same name written by Hector Hugh Munro. The story concerns a slowly dying ten-year-old boy named Conradin, who lives with his strict cousin and guardian, Mrs. De Ropp. Conradin rebels against her and invents a new religion for himself, which centres on idolising a polecat-ferret he calls Sredni Vashtar; a vengeful, merciless god. The film won the BAFTA award for Best Short Film, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.
