El crack dos

El crack dos

PG-13 1983 · 110 min · ★ 6.9 · Drama, Thriller

Private detective Germán Areta el Piojo investigates the life of a gay man who has apparently abandoned his partner. When they both turn up dead, it seems one killed the other before committing suicide, but Areta is not convinced.

Directed by José Luis Garci · Written by Horacio Valcárcel

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