
Reality Check
2021-12-19 · 5 min · ★ 8.0
Relaxing by the sea, a couple discusses the true meaning of dreams. The spiritually minded of the two argues that dreams are more real than reality itself, her partner argues the opposite. When they bet on it, things start to get haywire.
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- Directors
- Rene Smaal
- Production companies
- Runlevel Two Productions, Yellow Angle Film, La Guarimba
- Countries
- Italy
- Status
- Released
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