The Tower (2018)
Genre : Animation, Drama
Runtime : 1H 14M
Director : Mats Grorud
Writer : Trygve Allister Diesen, Ståle Stein Berg
Synopsis
Eleven-year-old Wardi’s great-grandfather leaves behind a will suggesting looking to the past to find the future. Searching the house, Wardi finds out about her Palestinian homeland from family memories.
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