Gastropod

Gastropod

Gastropod

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Gastropod

"For better or worse, home is on his back."

2017

0h 16m

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Overview

The utterings of a faceless narrator are intercut with the tale of an estranged woodland inhabitant, who makes a peculiar discovery.

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Michael Bramhald

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Directed by: Michael Bramhald

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