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Rec'd on 🌱 3/11: A MOVIE THAT DEFINED A PART OF WHO YOU ARE?

Aleksandr Sokurov, 1995 Found by chance at the only remaining DVD rental in my city. 340 minutes. Unlike anything I've ever seen.

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Mar 11, 2025

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