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202523 minPGdocumentary

Gaspar

202523 minPGdocumentary

A man in Aguascalientes, Mexico, makes cardboard airplanes in an abandoned house, selling them to buy food while living in isolation.

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A man in Aguascalientes, Mexico, makes cardboard airplanes in an abandoned house, selling them to buy food while living in isolation.

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Emilio Aram

Emilio Aramdirector

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Gaspar lives in an abandoned house on the outskirts of Aguascalientes, Mexico. Once a patient at a psychiatric hospital, he now spends his days crafting cardboard airplanes. These creations serve a practical purpose; he sells them to buy food. The 23-minute documentary captures a typical day in Gaspar's life, revealing his solitary existence and the unique rules he follows in his self-imposed isolation.

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