
The Death of an Insect
2010-05-31 · 7 min · ★ 6.3
In a lifeless urban landscape where time itself has stopped its crawl, a mad ballet is commencing and a newly hatched butterfly is about to die.
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- Pekka Veikkolainen, Hannes Vartiainen
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- Pohjankonna Oy
- Countries
- Finland
- Status
- Released
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