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The Paranoids (2008)

The Paranoids poster
Original title
Los paranoicos
Directed by
Gabriel Medina
Genre
drama film, comedy film
Country
Argentina
Runtime
1h 42m
Rated
18A
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 20 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young man in Buenos Aires lives with his friend and secretly records the friend's conversations to fuel a one-person show. He feels stuck in his life and becomes increasingly paranoid about his relationships and his own place in the world.

wryneuroticlow-keyanxiousslightly absurdmelancholicunderstatedquirky

What happens

The Paranoids (Spanish: Los paranoicos) is a 2008 Argentine comedy film directed by Gabriel Medina and starring Daniel Hendler. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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