This surreal short film invites you on board a palatial cruise ship where fun is guaranteed around the clock while you float on the high seas. Through a series of perfect composed and often absurd stationary shots, director Corina Schwingruber Ilic illuminates this massive holiday fortress as a curious microcosm of society. Thousands of guests move in prescribed succession, all under the spell of bizarrely ritualized mass entertainment. Meanwhile, beneath deck, staff members attend to the exceptional demands of this manufactured ecosystem. The result is a pointed, satirical commentary on luxury, excess, loneliness and what some people consider fun.

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