The Small Voice

The Small Voice

They could not quiet the small voice

NR 1948 · 85 min · ★ 6.4 · Thriller

A man and his wife take to their house some men they rescue from a road crash and then find they have picked up some dangerous criminals.

Directed by Fergus McDonell · Written by George Barraud

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