La mesure des choses

La mesure des choses

10.0IMDb Score
Released:2022-11-09
Duration:91 min
Director:Patric Jean
Actors:Jacques Gamblin
Production:RTBF, Iota Production

Overview:

Political film essay in which events happening around the Mediterranean Sea are compared to the myth of Icarus.

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