Uri Radovan’s work — Film no. 2 (2007) is also constructed using the most basic methods, with handmade drawings, paper cutouts and their motion. The plot is short and vicious: a Barbie doll-girl is tempted into the house of a man-villain who gives her cocaine and causes her death. The most dramatic scenes offer no developments in the story, and the movie refuses to become the usual moral storyline. Quite the contrary. The movie and the way it is made keep unsettling the viewer, they pummel mercilessly as any preconceived notions you dare entertain, they glorify the random meaninglessness of death and dash bourgeoisie delusions regarding its possible causes. At the same time, placing the story within the generic family living room, one that can seen anywhere, echoes the cynical and contemptible way in which the electronic media portray images of rape, exploitation and death.
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