Fairytale for 17-Year-Olds

Fairytale for 17-Year-Olds

1988 · 77 min · ★ 7.0 · Romance

The vibrations adolescence, nostalgia injured ones in the battlefield, the dreaming and wondering aimlessly early ... has created space for a story fairy with her An.

Directed by Xuan Son Nguyen · Written by Trịnh Thanh Nhã

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