The Piano Player (2003)

Director
Jean-Pierre Roux

Main cast
Christopher Lambert; Dennis Hopper; Simon Mabija; Jeane Manson; James Faulkner

Genres
Action, Drama, Crime, Thriller

Description
A tale about the relationship between a businessman who launders money for a Mafia figure and his gangster bodyguard.


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