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The Atheist

2012 · 12 min
Directed by
Brett Gregory
Starring
Nick Holmes
Overview
A dark, absurd morality tale about a man's desperate search for human truth in between rhyme and reason, fact and fiction, life and death.

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Directed by
Brett Gregory
Starring
Nick Holmes
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    Audience
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    Humour3
    Realism5
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    Tension3
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    Details

    Directed by
    Brett Gregory
    Written by
    Brett Gregory
    Starring
    Nick Holmes
    Cinematography
    Nic Jackson
    Runtime
    12 min
    Languages
    English

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