One Step Forward (2011)
• May 24th, 2011 • 0h 5min
Comedy, Romance
Overview
Selected for the Cannes 2012 Short Film Corner. A man is standing in the middle of a river when he receives a phone call asking about his current whereabouts, and so we see the preceding moments explaining how he got there and why, all played fully in reverse from end to beginning.
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