Sparkling Candles (2019)
Genre : Comedy
Runtime : 10M
Director : Thanasis Neofotistos
Writer : Thanasis Neofotistos, Grigoris Skarakis
Synopsis
A man hurries home to ready himself and his apartment for a “special occasion,” while listening to Céline Dion and trying to dodge calls from his mother.
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