
The Pencil
2023-09-15 · 11 min · ★ 8.0
Sara, a struggling artist, discovers a unique pencil that can solve all her problems. But her dreams turn into a nightmare when a malevolent demonic creature from Kazakh legends gets unleashed.
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- Thomas Schultz
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- Kazakhstan
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- Released
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