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Porcupine
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Porcupine

2023-10-21 · 13 min · ★ 10.0

Drama

Porcupine evokes the fragmented tale of a young man who breaks into an empty hospital to set up his online broadcast of poses and provocations; his audience includes real-life participants with anonymous tags like ‘bigballnz’ and ‘romeoazteca’.

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Directors
Nicolas Graux, Trương Minh Quý
Production companies
Dérives, New Asian Filmakers Collective, Levo Films
Countries
Belgium, Singapore, Vietnam
Status
Released

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Trương Minh QuýTrương Minh Quý
Nicole Bonew
Anne-Marie Loop(voice)

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