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Close Shave

Close Shave

2012•3m•10.0/10
Drama

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10.0/10(1)

Set a few decades ago. The serene, even joyful atmosphere, created by Mario Lanza's "Funiculì, Funiculà" and the soft lighting characterize the normal morning routine of a father and his son. This turns into tragedy as the son experiments with his first and last shave.

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EN

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Emanuel Cutajar

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Jamie Cardona

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