Review of Tarnation (2003) by Adriana I — 14 Nov 2007

An interseting style of filming! reminded me of a dogme film...the rawness of it made it exceptionally real and extremely interesting!

This review of Tarnation (2003) was written by Adriana I on 14 Nov 2007.

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