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The Return of the Waves
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The Return of the Waves

2020-10-08 · 6 min · ★ 6.9

Animation · Drama

Coming back to his hometown in hopes of reconnecting with his past, a young man encounters the place completely stopped in time. Moving through the familiar streets, memories disorient him as he faces what he once left behind.

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Directors
Manon Cansell, Edward Kurchevsky, Hortense Mariano, Alejandra Guevara Cervera, Francisco Moutinho de Magalhães
Production companies
Gobelins
Countries
France
Status
Released

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Michael PuttersVictor (voice)
Eugenie SigonneauMathilde (voice)

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