Porcupine

Porcupine

2023 · 13 min · ★ 10.0 · Drama

Porcupine evokes the fragmented tale of a young man who breaks into an empty hospital to set up his online broadcast of poses and provocations; his audience includes real-life participants with anonymous tags like ‘bigballnz’ and ‘romeoazteca’.

Directed by Trương Minh Quý · Written by Nicolas Graux

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