The Memory Thief

The Memory Thief

2007 · 95 min · ★ 4.4 · Drama, Thriller, Romance

A Los Angeles tollbooth clerk becomes obsessed with the Holocaust after meeting a survivor.

Directed by Gil Kofman

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