Football Player at Midnight(2005)
It's Christmas time. A sober alcoholic tries after six years to meet his son, but the first desperate attemp only results in reluctance and rejection.
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It's Christmas time. A sober alcoholic tries after six years to meet his son, but the first desperate attemp only results in reluctance and rejection.
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2005-01-29
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