Kontraste
1982 · 5 min · ★ 8.0 · Animation
A raindrop falls from a leaf and seeps into the earth. Within, it is permeated by beauty, cruelty, happiness and sadness.
Directed by Sieglinde Hamacher · Written by Sieglinde Hamacher
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