The Clan (2015)
The true story of Argentina's most notorious crime family
Genre : Drama, History, Crime
Runtime : 1H 49M
Director : Pablo Trapero
Synopsis
In Argentina, between 1982 and 1985, the Puccios, a well-established family of San Isidro, an upper-class suburb of Buenos Aires, kidnap several people and hold them as hostages for a ransom.
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