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Mandibles (2020)

Mandibles poster
Original title
Mandibules
Directed by
Quentin Dupieux
Genre
comedy film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 17m
Rated
14
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 613 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two dimwitted friends find a giant fly and train it to steal for them. They get drawn into a series of strange situations.

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What happens

Mandibles (French: Mandibules) is a 2020 French-Belgian comedy film written and directed by Quentin Dupieux. It stars David Marsais, Grégoire Ludig, Adèle Exarchopoulos, India Hair, Roméo Elvis, Coralie Russier, Bruno Lochet, and Dave Chapman. Mandibles had its world premiere at the 77th Venice International Film Festival on September 5, 2020. It was released in France on May 19, 2021 by Memento Films. Its release was delayed several times from an original December 2020 date due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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