

Balance
The setting is on a floating platform where a group of evenly and carefully placed men live. Each man is aware that the platform is not stable and in order not to fall to their deaths, they maintain a careful balance of weight to prevent the platform from tipping too far and cause them all to fall.
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- politics
- greed
- surrealism
- stop motion
- selfishness
- balance
- fishing pole
- short film
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Produced in
Germany
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Stream
Night Flight Plus
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Release dates
GermanyDE
- Theatrical625 May 1989
GreeceGR
- Theatrical (limited)Goodbye Winter: Cinema Heralds of a Major Change3 May 2010
Frequently asked questions
Balance was released on 25 May 1989.
Audience reviews
1- C7/10
CinemaSerf
4/6/2024
Anyone remember British clay animator Tony Hart and his "Morph" creation? Well these gents doing the balancing act here reminded me rather of a taller version of him. They must constantly change position to counter balance the pivoted platform on which they exist. In a rare moment of equilibrium, they start to fish and one catches what looks like a safe. Redistributing their weight accordingly, each have a go at eval…
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