The Egg

The Egg

1984 · 45 min · ★ 6.3 · TV Movie, Fantasy, Horror, Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction

It tells a story of a bird-monster from South America originally treated as god by Incas. Long believed to be extinct, due to genetical experiment gone awry its egg fossil hatches and the monster starts to search for females to impregnate.

Directed by Konrad Szołajski · Written by Konrad Szołajski

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