Review of Waking Life (2001) by Georgi Y — 13 Jan 2010

Brilliant! This one's something you might wanna watch a couple of times just to sink deeper in the whole idea that''s ment to awake in us...

This review of Waking Life (2001) was written by Georgi Y on 13 Jan 2010.

Waking Life has generally received very positive reviews.

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