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The City of Mirrors: A Fictional Biography

The City of Mirrors: A Fictional Biography

2016 · 87 min · Drama, Science Fiction

In an uncertain future where Vietnam is on the verge of being submerged in water, a son, far away from home, remembers his family. By way of cinematic magical transformations, trivial stories and banal images suddenly become unreal, as if reflections of something beyond reality.

Directed by Trương Minh Quý · Written by Trương Minh Quý

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