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Angel's Egg

1985Movie1 h 11 minNR

Animation
89
ExcellentGoodWatch score
IMDb7.5Letterboxd4.1/5Metacritic–7.9Rotten Tomatoes100%86%
89
ExcellentGoodWatch score
IMDb7.5Letterboxd4.1/5Metacritic–7.9Rotten Tomatoes100%86%

Summary

In the ruins of a strange city, a young girl takes care of a large egg she holds carefully in her arms. She bonds with a boy who is searching for a bird he saw in a dream.

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Dub-Induced Plotline Changein 89 titlesThe earliest release of the film in English was in the form of In the Aftermath: Angels Never Sleep, which is more or less a different film entirely, roughly half of which made up of Angel's Egg foot…Hand on WombRare · in 49 titlesAn abstract variant. The girl often carries the egg by stuffing it under her dress and holding it protectively with her arms.All 45 tropes

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