The Field of Enchantment
β 6.6 Β· 2011 Β· 81m Β· Documentary Β· Family
A man remembers holidays at his uncle in a little village in the French countryside when he was something like 10. He feels so bored until he finds a pond and starts discovering the life in it.
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