Three Grains of Coarse Salt
Two sisters, aged 5 and 8, hang out alone at home in the middle of the countryside.Elsa, the youngest, swallows three grains of coarse salt.Judith announces to her that she’s doomed to a death by desiccation, and she only has a few hours to live.
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Two sisters, aged 5 and 8, hang out alone at home in the middle of the countryside. Elsa, the youngest, swallows three grains of coarse salt. Judith announces to her that she’s doomed to a death by desiccation, and she only has a few hours to live. The mother returns, behaving ardently and feverishly, and turns the family's destiny upside down.
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- Release date
- Dec 2, 2021
- Runtime
- 0h 25m
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- Language
- French
- Country
- France
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