Lovers of the Arctic Circle(Los amantes del Círculo Polar)
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Spain, France · 1998
Rated R · 1h 52m
Director Julio Medem
Starring Najwa Nimri, Fele Martínez, Joost Siedhoff, Peru Medem
Genre Drama, Mystery, Romance
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Otto and Ana are kids when they meet each other, by chance, and realize that their names are both palindromes. A story of circular lives, with circular names, in a circular place (the Arctic Circle) where the sun never sets and the days, like love, never end.
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