A Pacemaker and a Sidecar (1976)
Género : Comedia
Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 34M
Director : André Forcier
Sinopsis
In a poor neighborhood, teenagers plot an assassination while a party is being organized for the local usurer.
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Sigue a Simone, quien de pronto se encuentra de nuevo en Quebec tras la muerte de su abuela. No tiene idea de que su existencia como estudiante está a punto de sucumbir… por el descubrimiento de la vida misma. Misteriosamente se enciende un interruptor y decide iniciar un viaje para ayudar a quienes están por morir. Tal vez para llenar el vacío que la sigue a donde vaya, desde su departamento hasta las viejas calles nevadas e incluso con su amante.
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A glimpse at the daily lives of patients in a Romanian psychiatric hospital.