The Perfect Stranger

Oct 23, 2011

1h 32m

★ 5.8

Overview

The mysterious arrival of a foreigner to a small village in a Mediterranean island, awake the sudden interest from a diverse group of residents, who will appear unexpectedly in the stranger's life, believing that he's going to reopen an old shop. In contrast, the real intentions of the stranger are hidden behind an old Polaroid photo, which has led him to that place in search of answers.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Singular Audiovisual

Optim TV Audiovisual

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Cast

Mark O'Reilly

Colm Meaney

Isabel

Ana Wagener

Celia

Natalia Rodríguez

Amancio

Carlos Santos

Biel

Guiem Juaneda

Klaus

Pascal Ulli

Grace

Kate Burdette

Toni

Biel Duran

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