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Free as Dead (2016)

Name: Free as Dead
Director: Andy Bolus, Romain Perrot
Genre: Ritual
Released: 2016
Duration: 21 min

2016 · Andy Bolus, Romain Perrot · 21 min · France · Edited by 1

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The story concerns a man bound to death and a young girl, following a path of ritualistic transfiguration to ultimately become completely free as dead. A frightening tale of evil excess, demented sorcery and lurid ritual. An original experimental short horror film presenting a voyage into the darkest and most psychedelic nether regions of the subconscious.

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A 2016 title built around Ritual. Directed by Andy Bolus, Romain Perrot.

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Free as Dead (2016)

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