The Poisoning (2013)
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Ele e Ela caminham por um cemitério a beira mar. Os pronomes são seus nomes. Os dois não se conhecem e são os únicos seres vivos no local. Num certo momento, entretanto, ao pisar errado em uma pedra solta no chão, Ela falseia e cai e neste momento é socorrida por Ele. Ela, professora, com o pai morto há apenas três dias, não tem mais ninguém no mundo. Diante de tal situação, Ele se propõe a cuidar d'Ela enquanto for vivo. Esse é o inÃcio de uma estranha relação.
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