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King Gilgamesh’s heavy rule brings prosperity and social unrest. No one challenges his strength or intelligence, until the gods create Enkidu. As comrades and lovers, they are invincible and conquer all. Terrified by Enkidu’s death, Gilgamesh leaves his throne, and goes on a quest for immortality. He finds something greater.
It is an epic journey, a physical and mental story that begins in greed and abuse of power, and ends in wisdom and peace. Gilgamesh & Enkidu distinguishes itself as a video retelling of the landmark, historic, poem of the Epic of Gilgamesh, in part, because it crosses a host of genre boundaries:
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Other feature scripts by Demian: Summer Camp Job Phil’s Fortune |