

Slipping Away
2023-04-05 · 13 min · ★ 8.5
In a seaside sanatorium, an old man sees his life turned upside by the arrival of a seagull that he gently tames. When the gull is injured, the old man takes care of it and for a moment finds his childhood soul.
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- Directors
- Gabriel Hénot-Lefèvre
- Production companies
- Folimage, Gébéka Films
- Countries
- France
- Status
- Released
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