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Quick Info

Rating

7.1/10

Release2021

Runtime2h 22m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

Revenue$340,619

Production

Rectangle Productions

Goodfellas

Les Cinémas de la Zone

KNM

Artémis Productions

Srab Films

Les Films Velvet

Kallouche Cinéma

Movie

Vortex

2021

2h 22m

7.1

Drama

Synopsis

Lui, a struggling author with a heart condition, and his wife Elle, a retired psychiatrist, find their idyllic life shattered when Elle begins to succumb to the effects of dementia.

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