Halalabad Blues

Halalabad Blues

2002 · 109 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama, Romance

A warm-hearted and biting romance about the impossible love between a Danish woman and a Turkish man

Directed by Helle Ryslinge · Written by Sven Wanda Omann

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