Anima Ardens

Anima Ardens

2017 · 64 min · ★ 9.5

Eleven men, eleven dancers, in a permanent state of nudity that underlines the diversity of their bodies and origins, throwing themselves, body and soul, into this « Anima Ardens » (burning soul).

Directed by Aleksandr M. Vinogradov

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