
Sad Beauty
Animation · Drama
Overview
In a heavily polluted world, a young woman mourns the disappearance of animal species. When she falls ill due to a bacterial infection, nature appears to send her a message in her hallucinations.
Top Cast
Bart van der Schaaf
Bart van der Schaaf
TV News Reader (voice)
Bart van der Schaaf
TV News Reader (voice)
Anne-May de Lijser
Anne-May de Lijser
Girl (voice)
Anne-May de Lijser
Girl (voice)
Peter Baker
Peter Baker
Museum Employee (voice)
Peter Baker
Museum Employee (voice)
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