Review of Blancanieves (2012) by Giorgos T — 13 Apr 2014

Well acted. Interesting story. The idea to make it a silent movie is just genius. Simply a great film.

This review of Blancanieves (2012) was written by Giorgos T on 13 Apr 2014.

Blancanieves has generally received very positive reviews.

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