Madly (2016)
Love Is Mad
Genre : Drama
Runtime : 1H 45M
Director : Gael García Bernal, Mia Wasikowska, Sebastián Silva, Anurag Kashyap, Sion Sono, Natasha Khan
Writer : Anurag Kashyap, Gael García Bernal, Sion Sono, Sebastián Silva, Mia Wasikowska, Natasha Khan
Synopsis
Madly explores love in all its permutations in six short films from a vibrant group of filmmakers representing Japan, Argentina, the UK, the US, India, and Australia. All forms of love are on display in this anthology. And all manners of feelings expressed from jubilance to depression are done so strongly.
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