The Loneliest Planet

The Loneliest Planet

2012 · 113 min · ★ 5.7 · Drama, Romance

Backpacking in the Caucasus Mountains, walking for hours, an engaged couple and their tour guide trade anecdotes and play games to pass the time, until a momentary misstep, that takes only two or three seconds, changes everything.

Directed by Julia Loktev · Written by Julia Loktev

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