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Tuvalu(1999)
Status: Released
Date: 1999-11-19
63%
36 Votes
Time: 1h 32m
Overview:
Set in a dilapidated indoor swimming pool (the Central Baths in Sofia), the film details the efforts of Anton, a clueless dreamer who yearns to sail the world, and Martha, the button obsessed cashier, to maintain the illusion for Anton's blind father that business is thriving. Working to sabotage their efforts is Gregor - Anton's brother - an amoral developer who is determined to raze the entire town and construct a sprawling condominium complex. Gregor engineers an accident that seems certain to doom the business and in the process steals away Eva, the beautiful woman of Anton's dreams. Will Gregor's dastardly plan succeed?
Languages: German.
Countries:
Germany
Revenue: $411,383.00
ProductionCompanies:
Borough Films
Borough Film
Movie: Tuvalu
Top 10 Billed Cast
Denis Lavant
Anton
Philippe Clay
Karl
E.J. Callahan
Inspektor
Джоко Росич
Gustav
Cătălina Murgea
Martha
Чулпан Хаматова
Eva
Zlatina Todeva
Old Woman
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