short film review

Pas Vraiment Ordinaire (Not Really Ordinary)

By Alan Ng | August 2025

Pas Vraiment Ordinaire (Not Really Ordinary), directed by Gil Henry, opens in a dreamlike meadow where Anna (Floriane Andersen) caresses a branch and…

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