Cryptozoo

Cryptozoo

2021 · 95 min · ★ 5.7 · Animation, Fantasy, Drama

Cryptozookeepers try to capture a Baku, a dream-eating hybrid creature of legend, and start wondering if they should display these beasts or keep them hidden and unknown.

Directed by Dash Shaw · Written by Dash Shaw

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