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The Writer

The Writer

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The Writer

2012

0h 3m

6.5(2 votes)

Western

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"The Writer” tells the story of Pedro, a young cowboy who defies the writer of the short film (me). I used the footage of the film “Day of Anger” and changed the dialogues in order to create this comic book world ruled by the sacred script.

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Directed by: Edson Oda
Written by: Edson Oda

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