Crossing a Shadow

Crossing a Shadow

2007 · 135 min · ★ 6.2 · Drama

The movie follows the life of Enrique Aet, an engineer whose main obsession is to improve communications between the Peruvian jungle and Lima.

Directed by Augusto Tamayo San Román · Written by Augusto Tamayo San Román

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