Fallen Blossoms

Fallen Blossoms

2017 · 80 min · ★ 2.0 · Drama

About two men. Lovers, but not in love. Heroes of three episodes in different times and places. In 1978 southern California they escape the city to go and enjoy themselves in a motel; in contemporary L.A they put up a play in a gentrifying neighborhood in the eastern part of town; and in the third episode, filmed in late 2014, taking place in an undefined place, they are victims of a terror attack on a nightclub.

Directed by Lior Shamriz · Written by Lior Shamriz

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