On the Edge
β 5.7 Β· 1951 Β· 6m Β· Fantasy Β· Drama
In this fragile yet frightening poetic fantasy set against a dark industrial landscape, a woman sits knitting on the porch of her home when a man appears and takes the knitting from her.
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