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Through My Thick Glasses

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An elderly man tells his granddaughter his personal story of the Second World War. His life as a child and all the strange characters he populates it with takes the little girl to a bizarre world she doesn't understand.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2004-06-10

Runtime: 13 mins

Director: Pyotr Sapegin

Writer: David Reiss-Andersen, Pyotr Sapegin

Spoken language: English

Genres: Animation, War

Original title: Through My Thick Glasses

Production Companies: Pravda, ONF | NFB

Production Countries: Canada, Norway

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