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Jun 3, 2020

0h 16m

★ 10.0

A surreal journey into the mind of a boy lost in snowy mountains

Overview

Set to a backdrop of desolate snowy mountains, a young boy and his brother stumble into a surreal and twisted journey. Trying to escape their surroundings they are pursued by mysterious figures and have to confront themes of isolation, death and identity.

Genres

Horror

Adventure

Animation

Production Companies

Old Man Chimes Films

Let There Be Light Productions

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Cast

The Face (Voice)

Jon Parkin

"Tarantella" was an early Super 8 short film directed by Christopher Nolan with his childhood friend Roko Belic. It was made in 1989 while Nolan was studying at University College London. The film aired on "Image Union," a PBS programme in Chicago. It is about the suffering of a young man while he has nightmare about spiders and demons.

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0.0

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7.4

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