On Borrowed Time

On Borrowed Time

2011 · 85 min · ★ 5.3 · Documentary

Auteur filmmaker Paul Cox contemplates his own mortality and his life's work as he wits for a life saving liver transplant.

Directed by David Bradbury · Written by Mike Rubbo

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