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The Mule (2013)

The Mule poster
Original title
La mula
Directed by
Michael Radford
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 44 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man gets caught up in a strange situation when he reluctantly agrees to smuggle something across a border. The film follows his tense journey and the romantic complications that arise along the way.

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What happens

The Mule (Spanish: La mula) is a 2013 film based on the novel by Juan Eslava Galán of the same name, starring Mario Casas and María Valverde alongside Secun de la Rosa. An infamous litigation about its finances erupted in the last days of shooting in October 2009, pitting British director, co-writer, and producer Michael Radford against Spanish producer Alejandra Frade. A theatrical cut, with Radford having cut ties to it, was eventually released in 2013. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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