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Dead Man's Hand (2002)

Dead Man's Hand poster
Original title
Petites misères
Directed by
Laurent Brandenbourger
Genre
drama film
Country
France, Luxembourg, Belgium
Runtime
1h 22m
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of people deal with their own small struggles and disappointments. Their lives intersect in a French-speaking European town.

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What happens

Dead Man's Hand (French: Petites misères) is a 2002 Luxembourgish drama film directed by Laurent Brandenburger and Philippe Boon. It was selected as the Luxembourgish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 75th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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