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Butterflies Can't Swim
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Butterflies Can't Swim

2019-12-07 · 13 min · Not rated

Drama

Nabil has to deal with his fear of water caused by a trauma he had, which he tries, day after day, to fight.

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Directors
Luigi Il Grande
Production companies
Lig Films
Countries
Italy
Status
Released

Top Cast

Filippo FloramoNabil

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