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Close Enemies (2018)

Close Enemies poster
Original title
Frères ennemis
Directed by
David Oelhoffen
Genre
drama film
Country
France, Belgium
Runtime
1h 51m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 208 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two childhood friends from a rough neighborhood end up on opposite sides of the law. One becomes a police officer while the other gets involved in organized crime.

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What happens

Close Enemies (French: Frères ennemis) is a 2018 Belgian-French crime drama film directed by David Oelhoffen. It was selected to be screened in the main competition section of the 75th Venice International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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