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Ortolan
Ortolan

Ortolan

Lies are like stars, they always come out.

Genres

DramaThrillerHorror

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On the night of their mother’s wake, three estranged sisters divide their childhood home over a pot of magic mushroom tea while a family secret boils to the surface. A story about the tenuousness of memory, buried trauma, food... and psychedelics.

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Budget

$17400

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

25 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

21 April 2023

Country

Cast

Victoria Grove

Victoria Grove

Mother

Richard Rowden

Richard Rowden

Father

Pippa Conway

Pippa Conway

Dorothy

Marianne Chase

Marianne Chase

Ann

Kate Winter

Kate Winter

Jean

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