OPIAH

OPIAH

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OPIAH

"sometimes, there is worse than death"

2022

0h 4m

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Science Fiction

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Archibald, an astronaut painter is on a mission to paint his magnum opus, the solar system. Driven by obsession, he is faced with his final piece, which will guide him to his doom, The Sun.

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Directed by: Lucie Descheemaker
Loick du Plessis D'Argentre

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