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Lacrimosa

Lacrimosa

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Lacrimosa

"Every tear drop tells a story"

2017

0h 19m

8.0(1 votes)

Drama

Fantasy

Overview

A young woman finds her lost lover in a world of ever-changing surreal landscapes. But love, she discovers, is more complicated than she imagines.

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Production Companies

JewelLabs Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

2 featured cast members

Starring

Saskia Rosendahl

Saskia Rosendahl

Mila

Frowin Wolter

Theo

Creative team

Directed by: Tanja Mairitsch
Written by: Tanja Mairitsch
Jörg Ihle
Produced by: Viktor Perdula

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