“The Willoughbys” Finds Light in the Darkness
A dark film in the tradition The Brother’s Grimm.

The unlikely friendship between a 10-year-old boy, Leonid, recovering from a broken arm in a hospital, and a young, paraplegic actor. As the actor, disillusioned with life, struggles with his condition, he begins to tell Leonid an elaborate and adventurous pirate story. Their shared fantasy world, in which they play the main roles, gradually intertwines with the realities of their hospital life.
A dark film in the tradition The Brother’s Grimm.
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