Hawks (1988)
They soared above the ordinary.
Genre : Drama, Comedy
Runtime : 1H 50M
Director : Robert Ellis Miller
Writer : Roy Clarke
Synopsis
Two terminally ill patients in a hospital yearn for relief from their predicament. With little or no friends, they form an uneasy alliance and plot an escape for one last wild time.
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