Dead End

Dead End

2013 · 15 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama

The loss of youth, social and professional activity intensifies the sense of loneliness, the obsessions and the "dead end" in the life of an elderly couple.

Directed by Tonia Mishiali · Written by Tonia Mishiali

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