A Useful Life
Aug 13 2010
•1h 3m
•Drama, Comedy
A movie-theater employee adjusts to a new life as the cinema he's worked at for over 25 years faces closure.
Cast
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Jorge Jellinek
Jorge
Manuel Martinez Carril
Martínez
Paola Venditto
Paola
Gonzalo Delgado
Director
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