

Pirates
1999-01-07 · 98 min · ★ 7.6
A pirate radio, the girl next door, and a test of friendship.
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- Directors
- Tamás Sas
- Production companies
- AXIS PLUSZ, Magyar Televízió Müvelödési Föszerkesztöség (MTV) (I), InterCom
- Countries
- Austria, Hungary
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Attila KirályPíPí
Viktor BodóMax
Gabriella GubásMárta
Karina KecskésJuli
Andor LukátsKristóf
Eszter ÓnodiAnci
Gábor MátéFarkas
Csákányi Eszterasszisztens
Rajhona Ádámigazgató
László Szacsvaypostás
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