Thanks for Dancing

Thanks for Dancing

2016 · 19 min · ★ 5.5 · Drama, Romance

A lifelong relationship is coming to an end. Two elderly men and former athletes spend their last winter together.

Directed by Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken

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