The Snails
1966 · 11m · N/A
Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction
Directed by
René Laloux
Overview
In a distant planetoid, an industrious but hapless old farmer strives to make his vegetables flourish, however, to no avail.
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