Dawn To Dusk | A Short Film About Farming and Family in the Midwest

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  • Опубліковано 31 сер 2018
  • Dawn To Dusk is a compelling short cinematic film focused on farming and family. What is it about living in the country that brings families together?
    This short film was shot in Iowa during harvest season in the fall of 2017. The farmer and his family lives a complex life. From feeding cattle, working hogs, driving truck, and growing crops, farming is a lifestyle that requires around the clock work. So what is it about working from dawn to dusk, and sometimes later, that makes a farmer so happy with their life?
    Listen to inspirational farming stories about raising family on a farm, creating your own destiny, and living off the land while watching 4k drone harvest footage in this short film about harvest.
    This harvest film, which takes place in Remsen, Iowa is dedicated to Lee Grage and Joe Staab, two farmers who recently passed within the last year.
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  • @AlexEAE
    @AlexEAE 5 років тому +66

    A very awesome video. It's actually one of the best farming/ag video I've ever seen on UA-cam. Go ahead!
    Greetings from germany
    Alex E

    • @mtl-ss1538
      @mtl-ss1538 3 роки тому

      = Kiwi farmer breaks world record with monster wheat crop & Subsidy Free.!!!
      it's good to have the record back in New Zealand again.".crop producing 17.398 tonnes per hectare,= New wheat world record at - [ 258.8 B/Acre ]-= (6.93t per acre-).;..Guinness World Records after producing the world's highest-yielding crop of wheat
      @t 2020 HARVEST - Canterbury Kiwi-,Volgs - New Zealand ..ua-cam.com/video/vHcg7nTDsxE/v-deo.html .

  • @Cian_
    @Cian_ 4 роки тому +34

    "If you can't get up, get up an hour earlier and work an hour later" I love that!

  • @codyplagerman8215
    @codyplagerman8215 5 років тому +121

    I totally understand the part about the whole family working. I'm 15 and out in the field mowing tedding raking and picking up bales until sometimes 3 am before the rain comes. Never a day off. City kids don't understand what we do. Thank you for this video.

    • @brende_films
      @brende_films  5 років тому +9

      Sounds like you love what you do!

    • @codyplagerman8215
      @codyplagerman8215 5 років тому +10

      @@brende_films yes I do. Wouldn't have it any other way. God bless and stay safe.

    • @jonathanmcaleece9834
      @jonathanmcaleece9834 4 роки тому +8

      Most people don’t realise how important you are in life. Without you and people like you we’d all be farmers. And frankly your abused by society financially. But thank you for the food on my plate.

    • @cntslesfabrication
      @cntslesfabrication 4 роки тому +6

      @@codyplagerman8215 I have the same passion as you do about farming. I was born and raised in Las Vegas NV and we don't have any farming here but I wanted to be a farmer all my life. For 5 years I would leave Las Vegas at 4am to drive to Salt lake City Utah in my 2008 Chevrolet Kodiak with a 53ft gooseneck flatbed trailer to pick up 400 2 string bales of hay to bring back to Las Vegas before I was home with the load of hay all of it was already sold. The day's I wasn't hauling load's I would be in the field helping with whatever they need done. I did all this with a broken neck and back because I got hit by a drunk driver. I would do anything to work on another farm. The owner of the farm I worked for died and the family lost everything that they had. I miss everything about farming Because every single day was different no matter what

    • @codyplagerman8215
      @codyplagerman8215 4 роки тому +2

      @@cntslesfabrication you get it. We work when no one else wants to and do the stuff that needs to get done. I'm sorry about what happened. Keep your head up and keep workin. God bless and stay safe.

  • @misiurobert
    @misiurobert 4 роки тому +9

    To be a farmer is not just a job. To be a farmer is a kind of "LIVESTYLE" !!!

  • @tylerhamilton227
    @tylerhamilton227 3 роки тому +6

    It’s sad to see very little farmers anymore and they are under-appreciated

  • @sherylstewart2631
    @sherylstewart2631 2 роки тому +3

    May God Bless them. I grew up on a farm and how I wish I was there once again

  • @jimthorpe3103
    @jimthorpe3103 3 роки тому +1

    Farmed 61 years raised our 4 kids like you our sons know farm 3500 acres there wives are awesome love it

    • @jimthorpe3103
      @jimthorpe3103 2 роки тому

      Boys harvesested 300 acres 55bu beans yesterday amazing

  • @extremerodsandracers
    @extremerodsandracers 7 місяців тому

    Beautiful video. Made think about my great grandpa and his farm. I wish he wouldve lived long enough to share that joy with me

  • @hamidahlouch7727
    @hamidahlouch7727 4 роки тому +7

    While I am eating couscous made of corn semolina for lunch . In Morocco we plant corn but these last 20 years the harvests are very poor because of the drought .So;
    we import most of grains from the USA . The American society should be proud of you ;you guys feed the world
    best regards

  • @joshhanlon1814
    @joshhanlon1814 Місяць тому

    Brende,
    My Dad was born and raised in Plymouth County, Iowa. Remsen is his home town. Thanks for the documentary!!

  • @JB-tj3uy
    @JB-tj3uy 4 роки тому +6

    I'm from rural Pennsylvania and this portrays the American farmers beautifully. Too many people don't realize the hard work, the compassion and brilliance of a farmer. My daughter moved to Nebraska after college to continue her love of this life. She fell in love with cows. I don't know many with bigger hearts or harder work ethics than farmers. Thank you for capturing how special farmers are.

  • @howmuchdidthatcost
    @howmuchdidthatcost 3 роки тому +8

    There’s nothing more rewarding than good old hard work! Loved this video, thanks for sharing.

  • @JP-uk9uc
    @JP-uk9uc 5 років тому +22

    I now hear my true calling, as God intended from the beginning, to eek a living off the land, the family farm.

  • @jeananderson4760
    @jeananderson4760 4 роки тому +5

    Thank you Famers ( that's ladies and gents) for putting this film together
    and the long hours to finish harvest.
    I'm praying that you prosper in soul, body and finance this year
    God's grace.

  • @kentbeery8653
    @kentbeery8653 5 років тому +14

    God Bless the Family Farmers

  • @chris12081989
    @chris12081989 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you for this video

  • @kevinmueller6951
    @kevinmueller6951 3 роки тому +7

    I come from a family farm and I can really relate. I don’t farm now but I understand your rewards and heartaches. Thank you for all you do.

  • @carlstevens4981
    @carlstevens4981 4 роки тому +3

    For me, theres nothing better than seeing the sun set when I'm in the wheat field, loading the cart then carting it to the sheds. Man, that's just so satisfying

  • @vishaldahiya690
    @vishaldahiya690 5 років тому +11

    Great agricultural video , awesome cinematography, perfectly done
    Greetings from India 🇮🇳🇮🇳farm community

  • @29rosslyn
    @29rosslyn 5 років тому +12

    A great piece of work there! I wish I had grown up in a farming family. The hard work ethic, the love of God & family.

  • @henrymorgan3982
    @henrymorgan3982 3 роки тому

    Real American Legends.

  • @OnzStorm
    @OnzStorm 4 роки тому +3

    The entire world owns the Midwest farmer ... endless respect and admiration. The Midwest Farm is the most under appreciated human on the earth. How my babies and families are fed, because these families are good at farming?

  • @shoaibakther1453
    @shoaibakther1453 2 роки тому

    Farming is More satisfying than any Office job

  • @amycassel1012
    @amycassel1012 2 роки тому

    Love. It!!! Shared ot with my senior friends. It brough back great memories for everyone.

    • @brende_films
      @brende_films  2 роки тому

      thats great to hear! thanks for sharing

  • @kentowens1893
    @kentowens1893 5 років тому +7

    Really enjoyed this. God bless the farmers.

  • @heatmoon
    @heatmoon 4 роки тому +4

    Really captures the whole family effort it takes to run a farm. Harvest being hopefully the most exciting time. Hard life, stressful, long hours, all on a gamble

  • @7viewerlogic670
    @7viewerlogic670 5 років тому +4

    Great video!

  • @ahuddleston6512
    @ahuddleston6512 Рік тому

    My grandparents had a poultry farm my family had a small farm plus all my neighbours were tobacco, strawberry and cotton farms.i remember helping out at my grandparents and earning some money during the summer helping out the neighbors but I think more strawberries ended up in my tummy.😜 It's hard but a very rewarding experience.

  • @JamesTyreeII
    @JamesTyreeII Рік тому

    Very good movie. I enjoyed this a lot! A good mix of real and sentimental

  • @oxfordmontello3281
    @oxfordmontello3281 2 роки тому

    Thank you.

  • @GosselinFarmsEdGosselin
    @GosselinFarmsEdGosselin 4 роки тому +22

    started feeding calves when I was 3 or 4, was driving tractor raking hay at 5.... been running day to day operations since I was 16 or 18.... so I guess I've been at it for 50 years.
    up until June 26, 2018, dad was still in charge.... he dealt with all the BS.. government paperwork, land owners, marketing, making sure we had everything we needed to get things done.
    been almost thirteen and a half months. Mom's the boss now, and I've had to take over about 90% of the BS dad did. I have all the headaches now.
    would I trade it for the world? No!!!!!
    are we struggling? YES!!!
    why?? same reasons as everybody.... can't get good help (given up on that!!! it's just family now). Input prices are too high, crop prices are too low, this is the second year in a row that production is down (half of normal yields last year, about a third of normal this year).
    why do we do it? because that's what we do. we feed the world!
    thank you for the awesome video!!!!
    great content, great editing!!!

    • @bigd158
      @bigd158 4 роки тому +1

      How's the yield this year?

    • @ryanjones9498
      @ryanjones9498 4 роки тому +1

      I’ll stick with playing video games all night and sleeping all day lol

    • @GosselinFarmsEdGosselin
      @GosselinFarmsEdGosselin 4 роки тому +1

      @@bigd158 2019 was 1/3 to 1/2 of normal.. we ran out of hay before pasture..

    • @GosselinFarmsEdGosselin
      @GosselinFarmsEdGosselin 4 роки тому +1

      @@ryanjones9498 that would drive me Crazy.. LOL

    • @bigd158
      @bigd158 4 роки тому +1

      @@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin dam I feel for you man

  • @bnez1302
    @bnez1302 4 роки тому +3

    Beautiful footage & incredible storytelling.!
    My hat is off to such hardworking folks.
    Thank you for sharing.

  • @davidgahm4703
    @davidgahm4703 5 років тому +5

    Great tribute to the American Farmer !!!! Educational 1

  • @rc3140
    @rc3140 5 років тому +6

    Outstanding!!! Thanks for sharing a small part of the great lifestyle of American Farmers. It always amazes me how people that live in my agricultural driven community look down on farmers. I’m proud to be an American Farmer!!!! God bless us all.

  • @sairaqsa
    @sairaqsa 5 років тому +4

    Bless you GOD, all the Midwest families.
    Love from IRAQ.

  • @OnzStorm
    @OnzStorm 4 роки тому +1

    The American farmer ... the most under appreciated human on the Earth. From a Illinois farmboy who became a mechanical engineer ... I prefer to be a Farmer.

    • @mtl-ss1538
      @mtl-ss1538 3 роки тому

      = Kiwi farmer breaks world record with monster wheat crop & Subsidy Free.!!!
      New Zealander, - Guinness World Record for the highest wheat yield with a crop producing 17.398 tonnes per hectare,{2.47acres} .www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/122074530/kiwi-farmer-breaks-own-world-record-with-monster-wheat-crop .. The kerrin wheat is to be milled for flour, or goes into feed for pork, chicks & cattle.. - 2020 HARVEST - Canterbury Kiwi-,Volgs - New Zealand ..ua-cam.com/video/vHcg7nTDsxE/v-deo.html .

  • @brandonhickman6658
    @brandonhickman6658 5 років тому +3

    If you ever made this available as a download or dvd I bet people would buy it. I know I would!

  • @jimbaker7133
    @jimbaker7133 5 років тому +2

    Love this!!! I have farmed for 45 years

  • @dylanminneker7548
    @dylanminneker7548 5 років тому +1

    Wow, truly breathtaking, by far one of the best ag videos out there

  • @mikel5295
    @mikel5295 4 роки тому

    Real life farming video , brought back fine memories of my uncle and aunt on their farm

  • @carlstevens4981
    @carlstevens4981 4 роки тому +1

    Your farm is amazing. You can see the pride that you take into your work.

  • @surajjadhav107
    @surajjadhav107 5 років тому +2

    Always feels proud of being a farmer.

  • @dylanohl7364
    @dylanohl7364 3 роки тому

    Wonderful! I live close to remsen, I feel this. Deeply. Thank you

  • @jonathanmcaleece9834
    @jonathanmcaleece9834 4 роки тому +1

    The harvest is so romantic.

  • @noobssucken
    @noobssucken 4 роки тому +1

    This is a great video! I love the narration you've done here! Keep it up! ;)
    As a farmer's son I would love to experience one harvest in the USA, here in Belgium everything is so tight and small we rarely have space to pass each other, nevermind driving with duals or big tractors like you guys.
    I'm proud to say that I grew up on a farm and learned skills that will help me throughout my life.
    God bless every farmer and every person who is good to us.

  • @truckerjon7255
    @truckerjon7255 4 роки тому

    That was incredible I'm a truck driver and I like see a story on farming and trucking how it all comes together loved the video thanks for sharing

  • @bernhardkaffill823
    @bernhardkaffill823 5 років тому +3

    Awesome video, reminds one of the reasons we are doing it for, besides all the trouble with Politics, uneducated consumers and other city folks and other day to day problems!
    Go ahead!
    Greetings from North West Germany
    B.K.

  • @dewbottle
    @dewbottle 4 роки тому +1

    Love this thank you

  • @chrismclaughlin9302
    @chrismclaughlin9302 5 років тому

    I have watched this video several times as I absolutely love it.

    • @brende_films
      @brende_films  5 років тому +1

      Thanks Chris, thats great to hear it's something you can watch more than once!

  • @kennethwarren191
    @kennethwarren191 5 років тому +1

    God bless our American farmers thank you, I love it too

  • @davidoshields7083
    @davidoshields7083 5 років тому +7

    Dawn To Dusk is a beautiful, touching film! Josh Brende, your work is extraordinary! Please, keep making films!!!

    • @brende_films
      @brende_films  5 років тому

      +David O'Shields thank you David!!!

  • @myfarminglife2234
    @myfarminglife2234 5 років тому +2

    thanks for this it is the perfect way to sum up farming

  • @Catire92
    @Catire92 5 років тому

    Amazing movie!!

  • @hawk2fan
    @hawk2fan 5 років тому +1

    This is an amazing short film

  • @davidbasset7557
    @davidbasset7557 5 років тому +3

    beautiful insightful and wholesome : )

  • @mahoneyiii6264
    @mahoneyiii6264 3 роки тому +1

    This is very moving! I'm on the early stage of my families path.....and this pushed me further!

  • @BogeyHawks
    @BogeyHawks 5 років тому +6

    Great video Josh. As a fellow NW Iowa farmboy (Hull), it was good to see the farmers back home at work. I really miss the harvest. Would love to jump back in a tractor and haul corn to the bin into the late hours of the night.

    • @brende_films
      @brende_films  5 років тому +2

      Thank you, Kevin! Harvest is a special time of the year!

  • @tahraqapie4783
    @tahraqapie4783 4 роки тому

    great film, thank you

  • @algs229635
    @algs229635 5 років тому +1

    Dawn at dusk. a romantic name for the small film but very gratifying to see the work being performed with joy I am not a farmer but I work with irrigation systems I am electrotechnical amount of irrigation pumps I do installations of Pivot VALLEY and other Brazilian brands I work a lot at night usually until the body can see the stars as you know we see different ceilings because I live in the southern hemisphere and you in the north, we have the common only the American continent, I thank you for sharing a little of your life and families ( Saudações de Brazil) Greetins from Brazil

    • @brende_films
      @brende_films  5 років тому

      Thanks for sharing Antonio! I'm sure you found some of this film relatable.

  • @budharriss1416
    @budharriss1416 5 років тому

    An awesome video, and a compelling presentation. As a soldier, i have seen the hard work needed
    to keep things going without all the help needed, and the perseverance of those who feed the rest
    of us. We appreciate what you do, and are forever in your debt. All these videos about this subject have given me so much respect for all you do, and I say we'll always be in debt to the farmer.

    • @brende_films
      @brende_films  5 років тому

      Appreciate the kind words Bud!! That means a lot.

  • @marsdaniels_
    @marsdaniels_ 5 років тому +2

    god bless iowa! great job dude

  • @backachershomestead
    @backachershomestead Рік тому

    Excellent video! 👍👍

  • @kristinarp526
    @kristinarp526 3 роки тому +1

    I always want to be a farmer thank you

  • @lmtsmt847
    @lmtsmt847 5 років тому +1

    Thanks for sharing something I've always wanted to do

  • @buzzplace1612
    @buzzplace1612 5 років тому +4

    That was a great video I'm honestly surprised it doesn't have more view keep up the good work

  • @truthseekertruthspeaker
    @truthseekertruthspeaker 3 роки тому +3

    Let's go #FARMERS#WORLDWIDE WE HAVE TO FIGHT AS ONE

  • @calebmoore4681
    @calebmoore4681 5 років тому +4

    Absolutely loved this, great work man! As a fellow Iowan and next generation farmer, this really hit home with me. Once again great work!!

    • @brende_films
      @brende_films  5 років тому +1

      +Caleb Moore thank you Caleb! I wanted to make it relatable to as many people as possible!

  • @jameszeschke2182
    @jameszeschke2182 5 років тому +11

    Totally awsome put together video,I used to work in the Riverina of New South Wales in Australia,we harvested wheat,barley,oats,lupine,canola and field peas,similar country,same people(with a different accent),the backbone of the nation,without a doubt. You my friend captured the essence of this life,well done

    • @brende_films
      @brende_films  5 років тому

      Thank you James! I'm sure there is a lot of similarities in the culture and lifestyle of farming in different areas of the world. I'm glad this video not only speaks to farmers here in the Midwest, but across the globe as well.

    • @kingmidget7123
      @kingmidget7123 5 років тому

      James Zeschke i’ve never heard of lupine, what is it ?

  • @crumb9cheese
    @crumb9cheese 5 років тому +2

    This is awesome

  • @wardencowboy3
    @wardencowboy3 3 роки тому

    If it wasn't for my dad in all the farmers of the world we wouldn't be here today I just want to say it just doesn't come from a store it comes from the heart of these hardworking people that dedicate their lives every day for us and if the farmers reason this right now 2021 is a crappy year for farmers but they will always get around it as they work hard like I just want to say do all the farmers in the word small farmers in the big farmers thank you I want to be a farmer like my dad work right beside him everyday and when when I have kids I will always show them the ways the I've been teach Thank You farmers thank you Dad

  • @chuckrobinson6244
    @chuckrobinson6244 Місяць тому

    Looking for some more of the farming interview videos I wish you would make more like always enjoy watching it

  • @CornWarriors
    @CornWarriors 5 років тому +2

    Such a great video!

  • @Bearclaw_Jake
    @Bearclaw_Jake 4 роки тому +1

    So god made a farmer..

  • @raven75335
    @raven75335 4 роки тому +1

    Man I want to live in the country. I’m sick and tired of the city, people exhaust me. And that starry night looks beautiful, something you don’t see in the city

    • @brende_films
      @brende_films  4 роки тому

      Being able to see the stars is something I don't take for granted

  • @joemeehan5185
    @joemeehan5185 5 років тому +4

    Excellent video. And some amazing land

  • @wanderingtexan854
    @wanderingtexan854 4 роки тому

    God bless the farmer

  • @paxtonmain3166
    @paxtonmain3166 5 років тому

    Amen this hit home I’m a farmer from Michigan and it is so true all the back breaking work we have to do every day and then some

  • @brentgraber591
    @brentgraber591 5 років тому +2

    Very well done video

  • @marijnvanstaveren1113
    @marijnvanstaveren1113 5 років тому +4

    damn!!! what a good video we farm in the netherlands and farming in the usa is a big dream for me hopefully next year i will pass my exams for school and go to the usa for a few months

  • @merlenewalker8997
    @merlenewalker8997 4 роки тому

    It's great to wake up to the horizon 👍🍻🍺🌏🇦🇺Lowood Queensland Australia is mate

  • @briankerrins
    @briankerrins 4 роки тому

    only one word "excellent"

  • @jblifeasitis895
    @jblifeasitis895 5 років тому +2

    Impressive, and excellent camera work.

  • @chuckrobinson6244
    @chuckrobinson6244 5 років тому +2

    Very good video wish they were more like this that tells the story of farming thank you for narration of this video

    • @brende_films
      @brende_films  5 років тому +1

      Appreciate it Chuck! I was tired of the montage farming videos with music and wanted to create something that had a little more meaning.

    • @chuckrobinson6244
      @chuckrobinson6244 5 років тому

      Brende l Ian am to you done and excellent job look forward to more of your videos thank you again

  • @farmboydavid7596
    @farmboydavid7596 5 років тому +7

    Really amazing cinematography, can't believe you're only at 23k views. Great interviews with real men.

    • @brende_films
      @brende_films  5 років тому +1

      Thanks David, this has gone from 1,000 views to 23k in about three weeks. Hoping it keeps it's momentum!

    • @farmboydavid7596
      @farmboydavid7596 4 роки тому +1

      Hey you’re up to 84k views!!! Way to go!

    • @mtl-ss1538
      @mtl-ss1538 3 роки тому +1

      @@farmboydavid7596 one year latter,
      Up to 190k views.!!!

  • @tommyfaber1846
    @tommyfaber1846 3 роки тому +1

    Wow what a great video. I would say one of the best farm videos I’ve watched. I guess I’m subscribing

  • @derektinkler4120
    @derektinkler4120 4 роки тому

    Excellent video.

  • @Sipp314
    @Sipp314 5 років тому +2

    West of Paraná state BRAZIL 🇧🇷 very good video

  • @christopherwood424
    @christopherwood424 4 роки тому

    I remember watching this in my Landscape class 2 days before we were let out

  • @keithbrettell2058
    @keithbrettell2058 5 років тому +1

    Very well done! I enjoyed watching your video.

  • @stanb8153
    @stanb8153 4 роки тому +1

    Fourth generation farm kid from Illinois, lost the farm to the stepmother after my Dad passed. She has a couple nice houses in Florida and a new boyfriend.

  • @NoWay23548
    @NoWay23548 5 років тому

    Beautiful film! Greetings from Sweden

  • @chuckrobinson6244
    @chuckrobinson6244 5 років тому

    Watching again is just like watching it the first time excellent job on making this video

  • @mikecubes1642
    @mikecubes1642 4 роки тому

    neat video
    i baled hay the summer between 5th and 6th grade because there was nobody else to drive while dad stacked the bales on the wagon

  • @brandonhickman6658
    @brandonhickman6658 5 років тому +3

    Very well done sir! Nice to have a meaningful video without the stereotypical music soundtrack. It's great to hear from the farmers and hear the equipment. Hope you can do another one!

    • @brende_films
      @brende_films  5 років тому +1

      Thanks Brandon! I never had any intention of this video turning into what it did while I was filming. Just kinda winged it.

    • @brandonhickman6658
      @brandonhickman6658 5 років тому +1

      @@brende_films Well good luck with your future projects. Belive me there is a big desire for work like that. If you ever did a full documentary it would huge!

  • @vaibhavthakur8413
    @vaibhavthakur8413 5 років тому +2

    I love farmer and I am also intrested in farming

  • @arthurquintana1345
    @arthurquintana1345 5 років тому +13

    "It takes a hell of a man to make something out of nothing" To make a crop out of bare ground! To have the faith to plant a seed and watch it grow.

    • @brende_films
      @brende_films  5 років тому +1

      Couldn't have said it better!

    • @chinmayam156
      @chinmayam156 3 роки тому

      That's what European immigrants did to this continent. The settlers were pioneers , unlike the new wave of immigrants from 3rd world country we seeing now.

  • @ilmiyas
    @ilmiyas 5 років тому +1

    Awesome 😊

    • @brende_films
      @brende_films  5 років тому

      +Galuh Ilmia Cahyaningtyas thank you!!

  • @sawboneiomc8809
    @sawboneiomc8809 3 роки тому +1

    I’m glad to see $7 corn. It’s good now, I know it’ll cost me more now..really don’t mind if the farmer is having a good year.

  • @squirrellyboe7421
    @squirrellyboe7421 5 років тому +1

    Excellent. Wish there were more honest videos out there. Thank you from a fellow small renovation contractor in new jersey. Lol

    • @brende_films
      @brende_films  5 років тому

      Greetings Steven! Appreciate you tuning in for this video!\

  • @TomsAlcore
    @TomsAlcore 5 років тому +1

    Cool