

Meaningless Conversations in Beautiful Environments
2017-04-19 · 8 min · ★ 4.5
Against a backdrop of magnificent landscapes and epic tableaus, banal conversations take place between characters who are comically oblivious to their surroundings.
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- Directors
- Lisa Östberg
- Production companies
- GNUFILM
- Countries
- Sweden
- Status
- Released
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