Kratt (2020) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

A family’s rural summer becomes entangled with a secret supernatural servant, a missing grandmother, and an unresolved search.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

A Rural Summer Begins

The family arrives in the countryside seeking a summer away from city distractions. Dad restricts phone use, and the children find a way to get online at the library.

Key Events

• Family Arrives in the Countryside — The family seeks an old-fashioned summer away from city distractions and phones. Characters: Mom, Dad, Kevin, Grandma Location: Countryside
• Birthday Celebration — The adults celebrate Mom’s birthday during the family’s rural stay. Characters: Mom, Dad Location: Countryside
• Phones Put Away — Dad insists that the children put their devices away. Characters: Dad, Kevin Location: Countryside
• Children Find Internet Access — The children find ways to get online at the library. Characters: Kevin Location: Library

The Grove and the German Book

A dispute over cutting trees in the ancestral grove is answered by an online campaign, and the grove is spared. Meanwhile, Grandma helps the children understand a German book that describes a Kratt.

Key Events

• Ancestral Grove Dispute — Protectors of the sacred woodland oppose a landowner who wants to cut its trees. Characters: Governor / Count Location: Ancestral grove
• Campaign Protects the Grove — An online campaign helps the cause, and the grove is eventually spared. Location: Ancestral grove
• Grandma Reads German — When the children need help with a German book, Grandma reveals she studied German. Characters: Grandma, Kevin Location: Countryside home
• Kratt Instructions Discovered — The book describes building a Kratt, a supernatural servant made from available materials. Characters: Grandma, Kevin Location: Countryside home

The Kratt’s Impossible Work

The children secretly build the Kratt and learn that it must be given work. Grandma’s tasks become increasingly impossible, and Kevin grows worried.

Key Events

• Children Build the Kratt — The children secretly assemble a Kratt from discarded objects. Characters: Kevin Location: Countryside
• Work Must Be Assigned — The children learn that the Kratt must be given work. Characters: Grandma, Kevin Location: Countryside home
• Impossible Bread Ladder — Grandma issues increasingly impossible tasks, including making a ladder out of bread. Characters: Grandma, Kevin Location: Countryside home
• Kevin Fears the Situation — Kevin grows worried and wants to call his parents, while the others try to calm him. Characters: Kevin Location: Countryside home

The Search for Grandma

Grandma disappears, prompting searches across the swamp, quarry, and ancestral grove. The adults consult a book and prepare religious measures, but the available events end with Grandma still missing.

Key Events

• Grandma Disappears — Grandma disappears, escalating concern about the Kratt’s consequences. Characters: Grandma, Kevin Location: Countryside
• Search Parties Begin — Adults search for Grandma in several locations, including the swamp, quarry, and grove. Characters: Pastor, Kevin Location: Swamp, quarry, and ancestral grove
• Pastor Searches by Drone — The pastor uses a drone to help search for the missing Grandma. Characters: Pastor Location: Search area
• Children Consider Calling Dad — The children consider whether to call Dad as the search continues. Characters: Kevin, Dad Location: Countryside
• Adults Consult the Book — The adults consult a book and prepare religious measures to confront what is happening. Characters: Pastor Location: Countryside
• Desperate Religious Measures — The adults prepare a Bible, water, and candles; Grandma remains missing and the consequences are unresolved. Characters: Pastor Location: Countryside

Story Breakdown

• Rural Family Summer — The family tries to exchange city distractions for a quieter countryside routine.
  • Birthday Gathering — The adults celebrate Mom’s birthday during the family’s stay.
  • Phone Restrictions — Dad tells the children to put their devices away.
• Children Seek Connection — The children resist the quiet routine and find ways to access the internet.
  • Library Internet — The children get online at the library.
  • Local Children — The children meet other local children.
• Ancestral Grove Dispute — A conflict over cutting trees in sacred woodland is addressed through an online campaign.
  • Woodland Protection — People seeking to protect the grove oppose the proposed tree cutting.
  • Grove Is Spared — The grove is eventually spared after an online campaign.
• German Book Discovery — Grandma’s knowledge of German helps the children access instructions for a Kratt.
  • Grandma Knows German — Grandma reveals she studied German when the children need help.
  • Kratt Instructions — The book describes a supernatural servant assembled from available materials.
• Secret Kratt Building — The children gather discarded objects and make the Kratt without telling their parents.
  • Discarded Materials — The children use available discarded objects to assemble the creature.
  • Hidden From Parents — The children agree not to tell their parents about what they built.
• Impossible Work Demands — The Kratt must be assigned work, and Grandma’s tasks become increasingly strange.
  • Bread Ladder — One of Grandma’s impossible demands is a ladder made out of bread.
  • Kevin Becomes Worried — Kevin wants to call his parents while the others try to calm him.
• Grandma Goes Missing — Grandma’s disappearance triggers a broad search and a desperate attempt to confront what is happening.
  • Search Across Locations — Adults search the swamp, quarry, and ancestral grove.
  • Religious Preparations — Adults consult a book and prepare a Bible, water, and candles while Grandma remains missing.

Directed by

Rasmus Merivoo

Key Cast

• Mari Lill — Grandma
• Nora Merivoo — Mia
• Harri Merivoo — Kevin
• Elise Tekko — Juuli
• Roland Treima — August