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High Art

High Art

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High Art

1991

1h 40m

4.5(13 votes)

Drama

Romance

Thriller

Overview

Peter Mandrake, a North-American photojournalist becomes embroiled in South America's dangerous underworld of pimps, drug gangs and arms smugglers when he sets out to find the killer of a local call girl.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Peter Coyote

Peter Coyote

Peter Mandrake

Amanda Pays

Amanda Pays

Marie, the Archaeologist

Raul Cortez

Raul Cortez

Lima Prado

Tchéky Karyo

Tchéky Karyo

Hermes, the Knife master

Giulia Gam

Giulia Gam

Gisela Martins

Tonico Pereira

Tonico Pereira

Rafael

Miguel Ángel Fuentes

Miguel Ángel Fuentes

Camilo Fuentes

Paulo José

Paulo José

Delegado

Eduardo Conde

Eduardo Conde

Roberto Mitry

José René Ruiz 'Tun-Tun'

José René Ruiz 'Tun-Tun'

José Zakkai (Iron Nose)

Creative team

Directed by: Walter Salles
Written by: Matthew Chapman
Rubem Fonseca
Produced by: Alberto Flaksman

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