

Pithead
2026-05-21 · 16 min · Not rated
Amidst an icy dreamscape, a woman takes refuge in a black metal karaoke bar. Outside, she finds a lone penguin stranded in a tree, cut off from its colony.
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- Directors
- Wannes Vanspauwen, Pol De Plecker
- Production companies
- Animal Tank, oriGine Films
- Countries
- Belgium, France
- Status
- Released
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