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Le sucre (1978)

Le sucre poster
Original title
Le Sucre
Directed by
Jacques Rouffio
Genre
comedy film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 44m
Rated
13
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 39 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A story about a financial scam during the 1974 sugar price bubble. It follows how people get caught up in the fraud.

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What happens

Le Sucre (or The Sugar) is a 1978 French crime comedy film directed by Jacques Rouffio. The film recounts a fraud case, on the basis of the speculative bubble on the price of sugar in 1974. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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