Kenoma

Kenoma

1998 · 110 min · ★ 6.5 · Drama

In the village of Kenoma, inside Brazil, the artisan Linnaeus tries to make a big and quixotic dream: to build a perpetual motion machine. His contract is opposed by Jerome, powerful local landowner, but he wins the aid of mysterious drifter who decides to stay in town after charmed with the beauty of the young Tari.

Directed by Eliane Caffé · Written by Eliane Caffé

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