Memoir of a Veering Storm

Feb 17, 2022

0h 14m

★ 6.5

Overview

Anna secretly sneaks out of school with her boyfriend to carry out her decision for an abortion. Bluntly factual and yet with tender sympathy, the camera accompanies Anna's path, approaches and contrasts with images of a nature in which some things seem simpler and some things unfathomable.

Genres

Drama

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Cast

Daphne Peel

Konstantinos Sideris

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Memoir of a Veering Storm

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