Grandmother's Last Wish

Arriving in Venice to fulfill his grandmother's last wish, a young Malaysian Muslim musician loses her ashes, turning the city into an intimate quest of signs.

Cast

Adam Zakaria

as Adam

Gvantsa Nakashidze

as Girl

Zaccaria Tona

as Thief

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