
The Ladder
2022-11-11 · 16 min · Not rated
In the twilight of his life, an aging Alaskan fisherman must decide between accepting old age or restarting his life with a mysterious new scientific procedure. The original short film that the 2025 feature film is based on.
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- Directors
- Emilio Miguel Torres
- Production companies
- Torres Productions LLC
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 21,500
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