Small Change

Small Change

PG 1976 · 104 min · ★ 7.1 · Comedy, Drama

The lives of a motherless young man, who's just starting to find interest in women, and his physically abused, poverty stricken friend, are mixed with more or less innocent childhood experiences and challenges most their age experience.

Directed by François Truffaut · Written by Suzanne Schiffman

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