The Encounter of a Lonely Man

The Encounter of a Lonely Man

1974 · 102 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama

Alberto is a journalist who remembers an event 15 years ago, when his friend Gabriel saved a girl from a fire suffering third-degree burns. When he tells the story to his friends, one of them asks him to write it with realism, so Alberto comes back to his old town to meet Gabriel again.

Directed by Sergio Olhovich · Written by Sergio Olhovich

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