Foreign Land
Sep 04 1996
•2h 50m
•Drama, Thriller, Romance
During a time of political upheaval in Brazil, two strangers meet by coincidence in a foreign land and end up caught in the middle of a gem smuggling ring.
Cast
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Fernanda Torres
Alex
Fernando Alves Pinto
Paco
Luís Melo
Ígor
Alexandre Borges
Miguel
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