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201845 minPGdocumentary

I'm 20

201845 minPGdocumentary

A 20-year-old woman moves out of her grandparents' house to search for her father, a former Soviet hippie dissident.

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Ekaterina Mamontova

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A 20-year-old woman moves out of her grandparents' house to search for her father, a former Soviet hippie dissident.

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Ekaterina Mamontovadirector

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Sima moves out of her grandparents' home and confronts her identity at the age of 20. She embarks on a quest to locate her father, a former Soviet hippie dissident. Through her search, Sima navigates her past and seeks to understand her place in the world. The film runs for 45 minutes and was released in 2018.

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