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Oxymoron Life...

Oxymoron Life...

Hoping for an oxymoron oxidation...

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The wanderer Rascal embarks on a psychotic and contradictory journey to break out of the ego bubble in which his self-loathing and isolation have inserted him in. After his metamorphosis, his soulmate, Paloma, makes him realize that life is as complicated as it is simple - and that all that's left to do is to live.

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Production

riz000ma, Escola das Artes - Universidade Católica

Language

PT

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Fernando Sá Machado

Fernando Sá Machado

Rascal

Maria Gil

Maria Gil

Paloma

José Miguel Braga

(voice)

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