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A FRESH ALLOWANCE AT MIDNIGHT · ISTANBUL TIME

Back to the finderTHE FILM / 2010
Bunraku posterA FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOK

THE FEATURE PRESENTATION

MOVIE2010 1h 58m USA

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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

In the aftermath of a global war, guns have been outlawed but people still fight, using blades and fists.

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

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