Embargo

Embargo

2010 · 80 min · ★ 5.5 · Comedy, Drama

Nuno is a man working at a hot dog stand, who also invented a machine which promises to revolutionize the shoe industry- a foot scanner. In the middle of a gasoline embargo and finding himself in a strange predicament, Nuno becomes mysteriously confined to his car, finding his life suddenly embargoed.

Directed by António Ferreira · Written by Tiago Sousa

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