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Sami
Sami is an anticipation short film where a young conscript soldier finds himself at the frontline of a nameless war. Alone in his trench, boredom becomes his biggest enemy. There in the bottom of his hole that he will find an unexpected comfort.
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Sami is an anticipation short film where a young conscript soldier finds himself at the frontline of a nameless war. Alone in his trench, boredom becomes his biggest enemy. There in the bottom of his hole that he will find an unexpected comfort.
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Written By:Jérôme Léger, Raphaël Côté
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