The Fall of the American Empire(2018)
After the decline...
A shy and insecure delivery driver arrives on the scene of a robbery-gone-wrong and picks up two bags of cash and hides them in his truck. He is interrogated by two tough police detectives and manages to evade suspicion but he is warned that whoever owns the money will be looking for it. Only the help of a prostitute and a former biker recently released from jail might get him out of trouble.
Movie: The Fall of the American Empire
Top 10 Billed Cast
Pierre-Paul Daoust
Aspasie / Camille Lafontaine
Sylvain 'The Brain' Bigras
Pete La Bauve
Carla McDuff
Maître Wilbrod Taschereau
Jean-Claude
Jamel Rosabert
Linda Demers
Vladimir François
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