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Metamorphosis (1987) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1987 · 86 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Jim Goddard
- Starring
- Tim Roth, Gary Olsen, Linda Marlowe, Steven Berkoff, Saskia Reeves
A televised adaptation of Steven Berkoff’s stage version of Kafka’s classic tale follows a young man, the sole breadwinner for his family, who awakens one morning transformed into a massive dung beetle. His grotesque new form renders him a burden, forcing his relatives to confront life without his support and learn self‑reliance.
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