The Straw That Broke
2021, German. Directed by Valentin Hennig.
Five volumes. 31 hours. One collapsing multiverse.
"The Straw That Broke" is a surrealist, micro-budget meta-fiction feature blending retro-futuristic aesthetics with philosophy to explore the boundaries between reality and the digital realm. "The virtual is viral," announces Clea Bardan, editor at DeBase SF, to Claudia Weiss, her overworked author of futuristic pulp fiction. Clea demands an impossible task: write five volumes within 31 hours. Claudia's journey spans from Stuttgart to Nueva York, a Harkonnen spaceship, and a water-based planet holding the secret to saving the multiverse from the O-Cloud—a virus destroying sentient life at its ontological core. But how much of this reality is authentic, and can a talking mouse from Claudia's own stories save the multiverse? Using diverse cinematic devices, the film tackles deep metaphysical questions while remaining a poignant story about loss, love, and hope for us all.
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 26 October 2021
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Tom Whalen
- Budget
- $8K
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The Straw That Broke runs 70 minutes (1h 10m).
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The Straw That Broke isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 October 2021. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Straw That Broke?
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Who directed The Straw That Broke?
The Straw That Broke (2021) was directed by Valentin Hennig and stars Robert Besta, Manuel Harder, Santiago Ziesmer.