The Pills - Sempre meglio che lavorare (2016)
Genre : Comedy
Runtime : 1H 30M
Director : Luca Vecchi
Writer : Luca Vecchi, Luca Ravenna, Matteo Corradini, Luigi Di Capua
Synopsis
Three life-long friends struggle with an early middle-age crisis as they start to try to get a job for the first time. An ironic quest to avoid becoming an adult and accept responsibilities.
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