A Detective Story

A Detective Story

NR 2003 · 10 min · ★ 7.2 · Science Fiction, Animation, Crime

A private detective is hired to find the elusive computer hacker "Trinity." Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts in the Matrix universe.

Directed by Shinichiro Watanabe · Written by Shinichiro Watanabe

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