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The Hole in the Wall

1982-06-03

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Released

DramaFantasy

In this modern retelling of the Faust legend, a freelance photographer meets the enigmatic Mefi, who leads him, through a hole in the wall, to a room where a disembodied voice predicts stock prices.

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