23 MAY — 02 JUNE 2024

not A fairy tale

Malgorzata Rybak

Poland

2023, 3'

Unusual manoeuvres promoted by a street lamp, which brings the strangest animalistic visitors to the city. It could be a lie, but it’s the purest of truths.

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INFO

ORIGINAL TITLE

not A fairy tale

LANGUAGE

English

SUBTITLES

Portuguese

SCRIPT

Malgorzata Rybak

SOUND

Piotr Madej

PRODUCER

Malgorzata Rybak

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