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MEXICO · 1969

The Book of Stone

Carlos Enrique Taboada
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Synopsis

Julia, a governess, comes to work for a bourgeois family that lives in a forested property they have recently bought. Julia is to take care of a little girl named Silvia, whose unusual demeanor may find its roots in the family garden.

Year1969
CountryMexico
DirectorCarlos Enrique Taboada
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