A Wolf Teeth Necklace
1997 · 102 min · ★ 5.6 · Drama
Algimantas Puipa directed this 1997 drama about a painter wrestling with childhood memories of his father being exiled to Siberia.
Directed by Algimantas Puipa · Written by Algimantas Puipa
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