Aaltra

Aaltra

NR 2004 · 92 min · ★ 6.2 · Comedy, Drama

In this pitch black comedy the rivalry between two neighbors escalates into an all out war. Through a maintenance error on a tractor they both end up, paralyzed, in a wheelchair. It seems they are doomed to stay together. They no longer focus their rage on each other but on the manufacturer of the tractor, in Helsinki. So get ready for a hilarious wheelchair road movie.

Directed by Benoît Delépine · Written by Benoît Delépine

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