

White People
2015-10-30 · 82 min · ★ 3.7
The story follows a group of people who are kidnapped from the street and held hostage in an underground prison to await deportation. Will they escape? What will be the cost of freedom?
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- Directors
- Lisa Aschan
- Production companies
- Garagefilm International
- Countries
- Sweden
- Status
- Released
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Pernilla AugustViktoria
Vera VitaliAlex
Issaka SawadogoJosef
Emil AlménFranz
Aliette OpheimVanessa
Bahador FoladiIvan
Ville VirtanenFK
Anna BjelkerudAina
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