Metamorphoses
"As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect."
Synopsis
As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect.
- Director
- Alice Gomes
- Writers
- Alice Gomes
- Original title
- Metamorfoses
- Original language
- Portuguese
- Countries
- Brazil
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