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A FRESH ALLOWANCE AT MIDNIGHT · ISTANBUL TIME

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The Man Who Wasn't There posterA FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOK

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MOVIE2001 1h 56m GBR

IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU

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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

A laconic, chain-smoking barber blackmails his wife's boss and lover for money to invest in dry cleaning, but his plan goes terribly wrong.

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

James Gandolfini

James Gandolfini

Big Dave Brewster

Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson

Birdy Abundas

Jon Polito

Jon Polito

Creighton Tolliver

Richard Jenkins

Richard Jenkins

Walter Abundas

Tony Shalhoub

Tony Shalhoub

Freddy Riedenschneider

Gregg Binkley

The New Man

Billy Bob Thornton

Billy Bob Thornton

Ed Crane

Frances McDormand

Frances McDormand

Doris Crane