Once  Upon a Time  In  East

Once Upon a Time In East

2024 · 150 min · ★ 6.3 · Drama, Action, Thriller

A solitary police operative skilfully moves on the edge of the law in the wild atmosphere of the East Slovak underworld in the early 1990s.

Directed by Rudolf Biermann · Written by Arpád Soltész

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