Synopsis

A ghostly train journey on a forgotten branch line transports a son, Jozef, visiting his dying father in a remote Galician Sanatorium. Upon arrival Jozef finds the Sanatorium entirely moribund and run by a dubious Doctor Gotard. He will come to realise that the sanatorium is a floating world halfway between sleep and wakefulness and that time and events cannot be measured in any tangible form.

Quay Brothers

Born in 1947, The Quay Brothers’ body of work includes acclaimed short Streets Of Crocodiles (1986) and features Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life (1995) and The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes (2005). They have also produced a range of other film work: puppet animation, documentaries, interludes, commercials, and installations. They have also designed decors for the theatre, opera and ballet.