THE END
Directed by Niki Lindroth von Bahr
Sweden, France, Denmark | 15 min | 2026 | Swedish, English | animation
A dark, poetic tale of death and existence set in a large, international airport. An airplane has serious problems but cannot reach the control tower, the pig employees are engrossed in a reality series. A pushy slug seller in the Tax Free shop tries to sell deeply immoral products. A dolphin barista at an exorbitantly expensive Smoothie bar loses his mind. A mysterious figure moves in the periphery, soon ready to get us all.
Credits:
Director: Niki Lindroth von Bahr
Screenwriters: Niki Lindroth von Bahr, Jen Silverman
Production designer: Nicklas Nilsson
Sound design: Hans Appelqvist
Sound mixer: Emmanuel Croset
Editor: Henry Moore Selder, Niki Lindroth von Bahr
Color grading designer: David Chantoiseau
Original soundtrack: Hans Appelqvist
Produced by: Malade AB (Kalle Wettre)
Co-produced by: Les Valseurs, Wired Fly, Film i Väst, SVT
Cast: Noomi Rapace (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Alexander Skarsgård (Pillion, Big Little Lies), Tuva Novotny (Annihilation), Denis Lavant (Holy Motors), Anna Mouglalis (Mickey 17), Arja Saijonmaa, Kevin Rowland, Carl Johan De Geer, Marianne Lindberg De Geer, and Johannes Kuhnke.
Niki Lindroth von BahrSweden
Festival&Awards:
Cannes Official Short Film Competition
press quotes
Noomi Rapace, Alexander Skarsgård Headline All-Star Cast For Niki Lindroth Von Bahr’s Next Stop-Motion Short – CARTOONBREW
