Closer Than You Think

Closer Than You Think

Happiness is near!

2015 · 94 min · ★ 5.0 · Drama, Family

A six year old Kohl Pihtin, arrives at the musical contest in the capital. But his main goal is not to win, but to find his father, whom he never saw. A discovery of a basement has a passage leading to another reality: on the deserted coastline. The boy has a choice; to stay permanently in the country of fiction or to meet his real parents

Directed by Maksim Voskoboev · Written by Evgeniya Pyanova

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