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Quick Info

Rating

6.5/10

Release1998

Runtime1h 37m

StatusReleased

Budget$1,500,000

RevenueN/A

Production

Cartel

Rocabruno S.A.

Amiguetes Entertainment

Movie

Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law

1998

1h 37m

6.5

Comedy

Crime

Synopsis

A former policeman enlists his nerdy friend to help bust drug traffickers moving heroin through a Chinese restaurant.

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