El Doctor

El Doctor

NR 2006 · 24 min · ★ 6.0 · Animation, Comedy, Fantasy

In a crumbling 1920s Mexican hospital, patients with bizarre afflictions are in constant need of medical attention, but the miserable doctor in charge prefers to drink. However, an encounter with the Saint of Holes will rearrange the doctor's fate, sending him on a journey of altered perspective.

Directed by Suzan Pitt · Written by Blue Kraning

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