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Drifters (2015)
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Original name: Tjuvheder
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Minna, a drug addict who makes a living dealing drugs, can't pay rent and after cheating some delinquents she runs with the money. She meets Katja and they move together to an illegal residence outside the city, where a group of people have decided to join and live by their own rules.
Style:
psychological, thought provoking, unusual plot structure, suspense
Plot:
homeless woman, drug addict, homeless shelter, friendship, drug deal, prison, drug dealer, homeless, debt, drug use, drug dealing, jail, caravan, arrest, prison sentence, arrested, drug, coming of age, drug addiction, prostitution, drugs
Time:
2010s
Place:
eastern europe
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Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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