
Squatters(2014)
A wealthy couple from the Pacific Palisades discovers homeless young lovers have moved into their home.


“An old man with a secret... A young man seeking an answer...”
A young drifter meets up with a strange old man who claims that he has been taught to fly by birds

Trevor Howard
Yoshka Poliakeff

Mick Ford
Jonas

Bernice Stegers
Betty

Henri Virlogeux
Le notaire

Odile Schmitt
Dancer
Joe Pilkington
Thomas

Johnny Murphy
Gerard Mannix Flynn
Light Years Away is a drama, fantasy film released in 1981 exploring themes of drifter, flying machine. Directed by Alain Tanner, it stars Trevor Howard, Mick Ford, Bernice Stegers. A young drifter meets up with a strange old man who claims that he has been taught to fly by birds
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