Comedy, Animation, Drama
The personal story of a woman struggling with an inherited illness, as told by Signe Baumane, the Latvian director-animator living in New York City. With humour and courage, the director sets out on a challenging journey to discover her family’s best-kept secret. Featuring five stories about the courageous women in Signe’s family and their battles with madness, visual metaphors, surreal images and director’s narration.
MOVIE COMMENTS
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IMDB 6.7 | Sep , 2005
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IMDB 7.1 | Nov , 2000
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IMDB 7.4 | Aug , 2002
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IMDB 0 | Mar , 1989
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IMDB 7 | Jun , 2005
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IMDB 7.4 | Jul , 2005
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IMDB 7.2 | Oct , 2003
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IMDB 6.3 | Sep , 2017
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