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The American Trap (2008)

The American Trap poster
Original title
Le piège américain
Directed by
Charles Binamé
Genre
drama film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 41m
Rating
4.7 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Canadian criminal living in Havana gets caught up in the circumstances surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy. The story follows his involvement with dangerous political forces.

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What happens

The American Trap (French: Le Piège américain) is a 2008 Canadian drama film from Quebec, directed by Charles Binamé. The film stars Rémy Girard as Lucien Rivard, a Canadian working in the criminal underworld of Havana, Cuba who becomes enmeshed in international intrigue around the assassination of John F. Kennedy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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