Guy X

Guy X

He was a somebody...until the army made him a nobody

R 2005 · 101 min · ★ 4.7 · Comedy

A black comedy set in 1979, about a soldier mistakenly posted to an Arctic military base.

Directed by Saul Metzstein · Written by John Paul Chapple

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