El Cortez
Oct 05, 2006 | IMDB 5.4
94 min Watch NowDrama, Thriller
A man just released from a mental institution gets involved in a gold mine scheme while trying to avoid the cops, a wrathful drug dealer, and a sultry femme fatale.
Drama, Thriller
A man just released from a mental institution gets involved in a gold mine scheme while trying to avoid the cops, a wrathful drug dealer, and a sultry femme fatale.
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