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In China They Eat Dogs
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In China They Eat Dogs

1999-09-10 · 91 min · ★ 7.3

Action · Comedy · Crime

Arvid is an ordinary bank clerk who lives a rather unassuming life with his dear girlfriend. But his life is turned completely upside down when he bravely manages to avert a robbery against the bank where he works.

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Directors
Lasse Spang Olsen
Production companies
Steen Herdel Filmproduktion
Countries
Denmark
Status
Released

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Kim BodniaKim BodniaHarald
Dejan ČukićDejan ČukićArvid
Nikolaj Lie KaasNikolaj Lie KaasMartin
Tomas Villum JensenTomas Villum JensenPeter
Peter GantzlerPeter GantzlerFranz
Trine DyrholmTrine DyrholmHanne
Line KruseLine KruseAstrid
Brian PattersonBrian PattersonVuk
Søren Sætter-LassenSøren Sætter-LassenHenning
Lester WieseRichard
Jesper ChristensenJesper ChristensenBartender
Lasse LunderskovLasse LunderskovJørgen
Preben HarrisPreben HarrisErling
Slavko LabovićSlavko LabovićRatko
Sarko LabovicOnkel
Vasilije BojičićOnkel
Vojkan FaticOnkel
Nicolai Martin LabovicNicolai Martin LabovicOnkel
Milutin GercevicOnkel
Anna Britt MathiassenAnna Britt MathiassenGunna

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