
Genie in a Barrel
2014-10-22 · 12 min · ★ 6.3
Three strangers discover a strange barrel buried underground in an abandoned field. Each of them is promised a single wish by an unseen presence inside. One asks for love, another for youth, and the third for a second chance.
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- Directors
- Alvin Soprano
- Production companies
- Soprano Productions
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 9,000
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