LEAF

LEAF

2023 · 20 min · ★ 6.5 · Science Fiction

Leaf tells the story of Nora and her son Sil who set out to find one of the last green habitats in a future parched earth. But when sil undergoes a strange physical change during their journey through the merciless heat, Nora’s fear grows of what they will find on the other side of the desert.

Directed by Thom Lunshof · Written by Sam Dijkstra

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Monic Hendrickx Nora
Nino van Ginkel Sil

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