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5 Euro

2008 · 25 min

A five-euro bill inscribed with winning lottery numbers by a fortune teller becomes the unlikely thread connecting Milan's nocturnal underworld. As the banknote changes hands throughout one chaotic night, a debt-ridden, cocaine-addicted lawyer desperately chases it across the city—always arriving one moment too late.

Directed by Tekla Taidelli · Written by Tekla Taidelli

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