The Longing

Name: The Longing
Director: Natália Polla
Genre: Animation
Released: 2019-12-18

2019 · 2 min · Animation

We follow the day of an elderly man,who seems absorbed in a spiral of sadness.

Directed by Natália Polla · Written by Isabella Armiliatto Bortoluzzi

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