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Nymfios

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1994
0h 18m
4.9(4 votes)
Drama
Romance

Overview

A lonely aged woman feels an irresistible attraction to a young man who works at the construction site opposite her house. , Her only concern ,to the end, the jewels and money that keeps in a drawer.

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