Beautiful Things

March. 06,2019      
Rating:
6.9
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A symphonic journey into our obsessive consumption. The many objects we accumulate begin their production journey in silent secluded industrial site where borderline men work in isolation without any interference. These men trigger, unconsciously, the long chain of creation, transport, commercialization and destruction of the objects feeding our bulimic lifestyle.

Van Quattro as  Oil

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