Award of Merit – “Die Mutprobe – Test of Courage” (Germany)

Title: Die Mutprobe – Test of Courage
Runtime: 19 min
Country: Germany
Director: Rena Dumont
Placement: Award of Merit
Competition: March 31, 2017

Synopsis: During WWII, a bunch of children, with 11-year old Anton and his younger brother Rudi in the middle, meet up at a wall at the cementery. They regulary have tests of courage. As it is Rudi ́s turn, he makes his way, armed with a knife, to the grave of a child murderer, where the night ends in terror.