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Fly, Fly Sadness

Fly, Fly Sadness

2015 · 6 min · Documentary

Following a nuclear explosion that transforms the voice of all the inhabitants of an island, a Finnish journalist goes there in order to find a hermit with mysterious powers.

Directed by Miryam Charles · Written by Miryam Charles

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