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One Thousand Cranes (2010)
A dark, sweet film about Dorian, a romantic young runaway who makes art out of everything she sees. She watches the world from a Brooklyn rooftop and folds one thousand paper cranes to get her wish, the love of graffiti artist Lorenzo.
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A dark, sweet film about Dorian, a romantic young runaway who makes art out of everything she sees. She watches the world from a Brooklyn rooftop and folds one thousand paper cranes to get her wish, the love of graffiti artist Lorenzo.
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Genre:Romance, Drama
Written By:Jennie Allen
In Theaters:1/1/2010
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Runtime:12 minutes
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