The Magic Gloves

The Magic Gloves

2003 · 90 min · ★ 6.4 · Comedy, Drama

This film follows the crisscrossed fortunes of, among others, a rock musician, a flight attendant, a dog walker with an alarming penchant for over-the-counter medication, and a cab driver, who doesn’t really care about his life spiralling out of control, as long as he can sit in his old Renault 12.

Directed by Martín Rejtman · Written by Martín Rejtman

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