Still Life

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Still Life

2026

2h 4m

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In 1999, Dafne must juggle school, ballet rehearsals, a nascent romance and the everyday rhythms of youth, all while living with the underlying fear and grief that her mother's leukemia casts over everything.

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Anika Jensen

Dafne

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Directed by: Lauren Shapiro

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