The Girl from the Wardrobe

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The Girl from the Wardrobe
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Polish Dziewczyna z szafy
Directed by Bodo Kox
Starring Wojciech Mecwaldowski  [ pl ]
Piotr Glowacki
Release date
  • 14 April 2013 (2013-04-14)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryPoland
LanguagePolish

The Girl from the Wardrobe (Polish : Dziewczyna z szafy) is a 2013 Polish drama film directed by Bodo Kox. [1]

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References

  1. "The Girl from the Wardrobe (2013) Movie Review from Eye for Film".