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Peponi: The Paradise of Crooks(2021)
Status: Released
Date: 2021-11-15
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A story about a young African man living with his beautiful childhood love interest in a bedroom shack, struggling to find work. He then gets a once in a lifetime opportunity to earn money and have a lifestyle beyond his wildest dreams working for a corrupt organization. This dream lifestyle turns to a nightmare when authorities close in on him to turn in his father-figure boss, and his entire organization while losing all his wealth or risk some serious jail time.
Languages: English, French, Swahili.
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Tanzania
ProductionCompanies:
Busy Bees
Movie: Peponi: The Paradise of Crooks
Top 8 Billed Cast
Mwakalindile Isarito
Paul
Ernest Napoleon
Dullah
Shirleen Wangari
Melda
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A story about a young African man living with his beautiful childhood love interest in a bedroom shack, struggling to find work. He then gets a once in a lifetime opportunity to earn money and have a lifestyle beyond his wildest dreams working for a corrupt organization. This dream lifestyle turns to a nightmare when authorities close in on him to turn in his father-figure boss, and his entire organization while losing all his wealth or risk some serious jail time.
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