The Cinephile

May 1, 2023

1h 1m

★ 0.0

Overview

A lonely man, who spends all his time watching films, finds a way to get his hands on a copy of the lost film Cleopatra (1917), but will he be able to pay the price?

Genres

Crime

Drama

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Cast

The Cinephile

Martin Taskov

The Neighbor

Mario Gyurov

Lilly

Simona G. Georgieva

Stanko

Stanko Matov

Thug #1

Iskren Ivanov

Dream Girl

Victoria Stefanova

Ivan

Ivan Shalaverov

Delivery Guy

Petar Balikov

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