La Mancia

La Mancia

1996 · 12 min · ★ 8.0 · Drama, Crime

A young African salesman is trying to do business in a marketplace where a policeman, disguised as a cigarette salesman, is trying to foil a robbery in a shop.

Directed by Roberto Palmerini · Written by Roberto Palmerini

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