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Quick Info

Rating

7.3/10

Release1983

Runtime1h 34m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

Renn Productions

Movie

So Long, Stooge

1983

1h 34m

7.3

Drama

Crime

Synopsis

In the 18th Arrondissement of Paris, Lambert, an aloof garage manager working the night shift at a petrol station spends his time drinking on the job, content in his own company. One night, Bensoussan, a small-time drug pusher in dire straits falls in on a stolen moped pretending to need a spark plug. The two men develop an unlikely friendship.

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