The Traitors (1973)
A film about union elections, power, bureaucracy and corruption
Gênero : Drama
Runtime : 1H 53M
Director : Raymundo Gleyzer
Sinopse
Based on a true story, the film narrates the life of a fictitious Peronist union leader who, after years of militancy, gains power in the union during the 1960s and gradually becomes a corrupt bureaucrat.
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