Flesh and Blood

Flesh and Blood

2012 · 18 min

An actor's journey playing an assassin on the set of a film that takes place in a Buenos Aires' butcher shop. Short novella from the anthology "Historias breves 7". The Almanac is part of the Argentine National Film Board's (INCAA) Short Film Project Competition and Filmmakers Support Program. This novella was shown as part of an almanac and had separate festival distribution and screenings.

Directed by Federico Esquerro · Written by Federico Esquerro

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