A Short Vision

A Short Vision

1956 · 6 min · ★ 6.8 · Animation, War, Horror

The leaders, the wise men, the leopard, the deer, the owl and the rat all look up in the sky in fear as a strange object flies through the sky.

Directed by Peter Foldès · Written by Joan Foldes

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