Permanent Residence

Permanent Residence

Nobody will be alone.

R 2009 · 115 min · ★ 5.6 · Romance, Drama

The life story of a young man who has been pursuing an impossible love with his straight boyfriend and contemplating on the mortality of his loved ones.

Directed by Scud · Written by Scud

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