Sky, Forest, Village City
5.5
2021
0 hr 16 min
Documentary
An experimental documentary composed of photos taken by the director on a trip to Japan in July 2019.
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Surprisingly incoherent and boring
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Expected more
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Watch something else. There are very few redeeming qualities to this film.
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Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.
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