The Mysterious Death of Pérola (2014)

Director
Guto Parente

Main cast
Ticiana Augusto Lima; Guto Parente

Genres
Mystery, Drama, Horror, Thriller

Description
Away from home, living alone in an old and gloomy apartment, Pérola feels the effects of the time passing, being increasingly taken by nostalgia and fear to a point where dream, fantasy and reality lose its borders.


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