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Shackle

Shackle

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Shackle

2022

0h 10m

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Animation

Fantasy

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Three archetypal woodland spirits explore the conflicting human drives of creativity, possessiveness and our desire for status.

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Directed by: Ainslie Henderson
Produced by: Will Anderson

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