Short-animated movie (11.20″)
Genre: Gritty, Espionage
Selected at Portobello Film Festival, it will be screened at Local London and UK Films 4 on Friday 12th September 2025 at the Muse Gallery, 269 Portobello Road, London, W11 1LR
Selected at 2025 Festival Internationale Gbaka Animation in Lomé, at the Institut Français de Lomé & Agora Senghor, Togo from 10th to 12th October 2025.
Synopsis Set three months before the fall of the Berlin Wall, Colonel KURTZ follows a seasoned Russian intelligence officer on a covert mission to exfiltrate a German double agent from a Siberian gulag. Against the backdrop of the Cold War’s final tremors, the story unfolds as a tense, atmospheric escape through frozen territory and shifting allegiances.
As Kurtz and the prisoner, Vlad, navigate the hostile landscape, a fragile bond forms between them — one that transcends national divisions and reflects a shared vision of a world without walls. The film blends espionage, psychological tension and human vulnerability, capturing the final moments of an era defined by secrecy, ideology and the pursuit of freedom.
Along the way, a bond forms between Kurtz and Vlad, transcending national allegiances as they share their dream of an ideal world without walls led by social justice.