CINEHUNCH / YOUR NEXT CHAPTER

A FRESH ALLOWANCE AT MIDNIGHT · ISTANBUL TIME

Back to the finderTHE FILM / 2008
Birdwatchers posterA FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOK

THE FEATURE PRESENTATION

MOVIE2008 1h 44m ITA

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01 / THE STORY

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Matheus Nachtergaele

Matheus Nachtergaele

Dimas

Leonardo Medeiros

Leonardo Medeiros

Moreira

Claudio Santamaria

Claudio Santamaria

Roberto