An oversized, cheeky rat has moved in with our protagonist. She whistles along with the radio, sits in the fridge, splashes in the tub, and is simply everywhere – loud, pesky, full of life. When she suddenly disappears, he realizes: it’s never been this quiet – or this empty.
A heartwarming adaptation of Nadia Budde's picture book of the same name.
Original title:
Vor meiner Tür auf einer Matte
Director:
Antje Heyn
Production:
Antje Heyn, Alexander Isert
Music:
Peer Kleinschmidt
Cast:
Voices: Pierre M. Krause (German version), Jacob Branigan (English version); Alexis Krüger
Script:
Nadia Budde
Others:
Storyboard: Johanna Hochholzer; Animation: Gigi Chan; Sound: Anna von Hammerstein, Joh Weisgerber
Dialogue:
German
Clearance of minors:
0 years
FBW rating:
particularly valuable
Licensed territory:
Worldwide
2025
Curtas Vila do Conde
DOK Leipzig
London Int. Animation Festival
Tirana Int. Film Festival
Schlingel Int. Film Festival for Children and Young Audience
China Int. Children´s Film Festival
Chicago Int. Film Festival
Animateka Int. Animated Film Festival
Stadtlichter. Int. Filmnächte Berlin
ReAnimania
Girona Film Festival
Ale Kino! Festival
2026
Bamberger Kurzfilmtage et al.