A Paradise Without Billiards

Name: A Paradise Without Billiards
Director: Carlo Barsotti
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1991-01-25
Rating: 7.0
Cast: Paolo Migone, Gianluca Favilla, Giacomo Poretti, Giuseppe Nesi, Renzo Spinetti

1991 · 113 min · ★ 7.0 · Comedy

An Italian man emigrates to Sweden after getting tempted by the picture painted by his friend's letters but finds the reality quite different.

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