Seven Billiard Tables (2007)
Genre : Drama
Runtime : 1H 56M
Director : Gracia Querejeta
Writer : David Planell, Gracia Querejeta
Synopsis
Angela and her young son Guille travel to the big city to see Leo, her father and the boy's grandfather, when he suddenly takes ill. However, they arrive to discover that he has just passed away. Charo, the dead man's lover, explains the dire traits suffered by the paternal business: a hall with seven billiard tables.
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