Movie: Paradise Gowns

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    Through the stories of Finnish archipelago's inhabitants and glimpses of their lives, and the breathtakingly beautiful images of the islands’ nature, the viewer gets to experience the rhythm and atmosphere of a concrete place that exists today, but that is completely timeless and otherworldly at the same time.

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    2016-03-31

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