
Retropolis
1999-01-01 · 5 min · Not rated
Retropolis is a city where the dust never settles and the last few light bulbs are fighting for survival. Transforming London into a modern Sci-Fi landscape, a fast moving journey takes us through destruction and chaos fuelled by an electrically charged soundtrack.
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- Joe Gerhardt, Ruth Jarman
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- United Kingdom
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- Released
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