Zoopsie

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Zoopsie

"short, abstract"

1975

0h 6m

7.0(2 votes)

Horror

Animation

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Bizarre abstract stop-motion animation questioning traditional values in a period of great social upheaval.

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Directed by: Jacques Giraldeau

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