A Useful Life

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1h 3m
2010
6.2 /10 (24)

A Tale of Cinema

Overview

A movie-theater employee adjusts to a new life as the cinema he's worked at for over 25 years faces closure.

Country : Spain, Uruguay
Languages : Español
Released Date: 2010-08-13

Top Billed Cast

Jorge Jellinek

Jorge

Manuel Martinez Carril

Martínez

Paola Venditto

Paola

Gonzalo Delgado

Director

Felipe Arocena

Iriarte Hijo

Victoria Novic

Estudiante (as Victoria Novick)

Pablo Stoll

Moviegoer

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