Vernanda

Vernanda

1988 · 28 min · ★ 5.6 · Fantasy

A passenger steps off his train during a short stop in a small town called Vernanda in order to buy a loaf of bread. However, the train departs early and the passenger is left to deal with a bread-shaped bomb, strangely behaving townsfolk and an ominous laughter that follows him wherever he goes.

Directed by Roman Baskin · Written by Arvo Valton

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