The Monsters Factory

March. 20,2020

Rating：

5.5

Genre：

Documentary

Keywords：

Factory Ceramic

Trailer Synopsis Cast

In Portugal, the daily life of a bronze foundry, specialized in the semi-industrial production of spare parts for the naval field, is compared with the freedom of spirit characterizing the "pottery of monsters" on a village square where everyone gathers.

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