27 Hours

27 Hours

1986 · 81 min · ★ 6.3 · Drama

Drama on juvenile delinquency, unemployment and drugs. Jon, a boy of twenty, gets up at seven o'clock and from that moment we can see how he lives the friendship, love, family relationships and his dark passion for drugs.

Directed by Montxo Armendáriz · Written by Montxo Armendáriz

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