The Wound and the Gift

Name: The Wound and the Gift
Director: Linda Hoaglund
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2014-09-30
Duration: 80 min
Cast: Vanessa Redgrave

201480m

★ 0.0

Documentary

The Gift is a feature-length film exploring a major transformation in peoples' relationships with animals.

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Vanessa Redgrave

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