Now this is something interesting. It is a stop motion animated film, but the story is something a little different than what you would expect from a movie like this. ‘$9.99′ is actually a contender for best animated film.

The movie was made by Israeli filmmaker Tatia Rosenthal, and will be released in American theaters Dec. 12th. Oscar-winner Geoffrey Rush does one of the voices in the film.

The story was weaved together from several short stories by revered Israeli writer Etgar Keret and Rosenthal transplants the stories from Israel to an apartment building in Sydney, Australia. Check out the trailer below.