Charge!

Charge!

2000 · 90 min · ★ 5.9 · Comedy, Drama

Two scriptwriter friends with opposing personalities fuss and fight as they cobble together a script for a modern political film. Their arguments seem endless, they constantly stray from the plot, but the story slowly takes shape around garage mechanics at Moliterno & co. who fight a multinational in order to save their business.

Directed by Robert Guédiguian · Written by Robert Guédiguian

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