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The Big Brother (1982)

The Big Brother poster
Original title
Le Grand Frère
Directed by
Francis Girod
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 55m
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man gets involved in criminal activities. He becomes entangled in a dangerous situation that puts him at risk.

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What happens

The Big Brother (French: Le Grand Frère) is a 1982 French crime drama film written and directed by Francis Girod and starring Gérard Depardieu. The film was entered into the main competition at the 39th edition of the Venice Film Festival. For her performance Souad Amidou was nominated for Most Promising Actress at the 1983 César Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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