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Quid Pro Quo (2008)

Quid Pro Quo poster
Directed by
Carlos Brooks
Genre
drama film, romance film, mystery film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 22m
Rated
15
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 53 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A radio reporter recovering from a car accident that left him partially paralyzed investigates a strange underground group of people who wish they were disabled. He meets a mysterious woman who has a secret connection to the world he is uncovering.

mysteriousthoughtfulunderstatedquietly intenseslow-burnmelancholicenigmaticbrooding

What happens

Quid Pro Quo is a 2008 American drama film, written and directed by Carlos Brooks, and starring Nick Stahl and Vera Farmiga. The film premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2008, and was released in the United States on June 13, 2008. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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