Potted Palm Trees (2021)
The dress is too lavish and the toilet cubicle too small for the bride to fit in
Genre : Drama
Runtime : 20M
Director : Rosa Friedrich
Synopsis
The dress is too lavish and the toilet cubicle too small for the bride to fit in. The ballroom is jam-packed and the mood is alarmingly good. Something is about to burst: the groom’s delusion of grandeur? The pregnant belly of deaf Betti? Her step-father’s patience? Or the wine-filled bladder of his ex-wife?
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