Legendary Place (2018)
Género : Animación, Comedia
Tiempo de ejecución : 9M
Director : Calvin Wong
Sinopsis
Legendary Place is a Chinese restaurant with a perfect delivery record. Can Arnold and Mel uphold their dad’s legend before an evil inspector shuts it down?
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