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The Cigarette

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The Cigarette

2010

0h 12m

4.8(2 votes)

Drama

Overview

Waste youth - but not with the wrong cigarette brand. Even on the Faroes, being young is an issue of style and distiction. And the difference between "Kings" and "Prince" is the difference between provincial backwaters and the big, wide world

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3 featured cast members

Starring

Heidrik á Heygum

Bjarni Lamhauge

Brynjolfur á Heygum

Creative team

Directed by: Heidrik á Heygum
Written by: Heidrik á Heygum

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