Synopsis
A disturbed biohacker achieves the impossible—implanting a chip to control a rat’s free will with computer prompts. But when his partner betrays him to cash in on their breakthrough, he plunges into moral darkness in a desperate bid to escape his own depression.
THE RAT (2025) is a 00:20:00 horror short film by Jan Mocka (Germany). A disturbed biohacker achieves the impossible—implanting a chip to control a rat’s free will with computer prompts.
Key facts
Cast
Lars Mocka, Luan Gummich, Alexandra Kuzmanovic, Samy Challah
Original language
German
Crew
Cinematography
Sabine Panossian
Stills
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Full credits
| Director | Jan Mocka |
| Cast | Lars Mocka (Linus), Luan Gummich (Rouven), Alexandra Kuzmanovic (Lucia), Samy Challah (Theodoros) |
| Cinematography | Sabine Panossian |
| Other | Sabine Panossian |
Technical
| Runtime | 20 min |
| Aspect ratio | 16:90 |
| Colour | Color |
| Shooting format | Digital |
Identifiers & sources
| TMDB | 1540087 |
| FILMFREEWAY | DIERATTE |
Additional data: TMDB.
