Call Me Mike

Call Me Mike

My profession: Detective. My goal: Eliminate communists. My name: Miguel, but you ...

1981 · 104 min · ★ 5.8 · Crime, Mystery, Comedy

After being unjustly accused of corruption and seriously injured in prison, Miguel's personality will merge with the characters he reads in his police novels.

Directed by Alfredo Gurrola · Written by Jorge Patiño

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