Autumn Lights (2016)
Director
Angad Aulakh
Main cast
Guy Kent; Marta Gastini; Sveinn Ãlafur Gunnarsson; Thora Bjorg Helga
Genres
Mystery, Drama
Description
An American photographer adrift in a remote Icelandic community becomes entangled in the lives of a mysterious European couple.
Angad Aulakh
Main cast
Guy Kent; Marta Gastini; Sveinn Ãlafur Gunnarsson; Thora Bjorg Helga
Genres
Mystery, Drama
Description
An American photographer adrift in a remote Icelandic community becomes entangled in the lives of a mysterious European couple.
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