A Shot in the Back

A Shot in the Back

2016 · 100 min · Action, Drama

A cop and two young journalists are in possession of evidence of the implication of two SS officers involved in major assassinations across the world. Whe they try to reveal this information they become the target of a manhunt...

Directed by Alfredo Lugo · Written by Alfredo Lugo

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