Anthology of nine souls on their way to death (2022)
All, all are sleeping, sleeping, sleeping on the hill.
Genre : Drama
Runtime : 10M
Director : Giuseppe Circelli, Penelope Zouganeli
Synopsis
Andy the night watch was the cemetery gate keeper in Spoon river. He was overseeing the burial of all Spoon river residents. He was the silent observer of life in the small town, knowing everyone and their lives. He could see the good and bad, usually as they were intermixed after death. Having been given a final say following their passing, the bodies have a different story of their lies, cheating, corruption and neglect and Andy is shedding light to the underlying truth of the events.
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