I Was a Winner

I Was a Winner

I Was a Winner

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I Was a Winner

2016

0h 14m

5.0(1 votes)

Documentary

Animation

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Two men and one woman addicted to videogames are interviewed to tell their stories. In this documentary, they are animated characters resembling the ones on computer games.

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