The Playroom

The Playroom

It's 1975. Do you know where your parents are?

NR 2013 · 83 min · ★ 4.9 · Drama

Four children in their attic hideaway make up a fantastic story, while downstairs their parents weave a drunken intrigue of their own.

Directed by Julia Dyer · Written by Gretchen Dyer

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