I first came to this short film through my affection for Lustmord. After hearing and seeing the less than 4 minute version, my attention was piqued, and searched for more, finding the nearly 19 minute one. I have to agree that the overall feel is beautiful, but yes, there's so much more that could be done with this storyline. There are snippets here and there that hint at industrial revolution, and this experiment is happening within the confines of a noisy, sweaty building that easily masks the cries of the captured. The wealthy men must be the scientist's financial backers, but alas, since all is only speculation, we have nothing with which to reference our observations. This would be an excellent movie, I think, were it more detailed. As it is, not too bad at all!