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Vares: Garter Snake(2011)
Status: Released
Date: 2011-08-05
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Time: 1h 37m
Overview:
In the heat of the night, a man from faraway plays the piano. In the local hillside prison, a bitter double-crossed convict stares at the city life over the roofs. A revenge is brewing in his mind; the blood-thirsty killer prepares his escape. Vares gets a client who needs private investigations. Despite the beautiful wife, Vares smells a rat... In the middle of the summer night, a shot rings out. One life comes to an end and Vares finds changes in his assignment. The clues lead him to first-hand encounters and second-hand bookshops; a visit to the gym reveals a drug-smuggling route from Stockholm... Vares finds himself entangled in hot money and cool silk. In the background slithers a cunning garter snake.
Languages: Finnish.
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Movie: Vares: Garter Snake
Top 10 Billed Cast
Antti Reini
Jussi Vares
Jasper Pääkkönen
Kyypakkaus
Maria Järvenhelmi
Anna Huttunen
Ilkka Heiskanen
Markku Hautavainio
Carl-Kristian Rundman
Pauli Kontio
Matti Onnismaa
Pastori Alanen
Mikko Leppilampi
Ruuhio
Rebecca Viitala
Annika Kontio
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In the heat of the night, a man from faraway plays the piano. In the local hillside prison, a bitter double-crossed convict stares at the city life over the roofs. A revenge is brewing in his mind; the blood-thirsty killer prepares his escape. Vares gets a client who needs private investigations. Despite the beautiful wife, Vares smells a rat... In the middle of the summer night, a shot rings out. One life comes to an end and Vares finds changes in his assignment. The clues lead him to first-hand encounters and second-hand bookshops; a visit to the gym reveals a drug-smuggling route from Stockholm... Vares finds himself entangled in hot money and cool silk. In the background slithers a cunning garter snake.
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2011-08-05
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