Rabbits in the Tall Grass

In the film´s original version Martin, anguished and run-down by the hypocrisy of the adults´ world, throws himself into the swift currents under a weir and drowns. At the funeral, attended by the entire village, all the boys who should have come to serve as acolytes keep their promise and come dressed as young socialist pioneers. After the audience had refused the tragic end at the first test projection, the director shot a new version in which Martin is saved and, soaked and scared, hides inside a shed. The original version has not survived on any film material.