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2000 | Color | 25 min

A narcotics police officer in love with violence has a serious problem: his hands have a strange scent. In his struggle to get rid of it, he will notice that the wonderful scents of life are not always pleasant.


Country: México
Direction: Ruiz Ibáñez; Jaime
Participation year at FICM: 2008

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