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The Middle Man

The Middle Man

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The Middle Man

"Death is a hard way to make a living."

2021

1h 35m

6.1(56 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

Frank Farrelli takes on the job as a middle man in the God-forsaken town of Karmack, USA, a community in a depression so deep that they need a middle man to professionally communicate more of the bad news.

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Pandora Film

The Film Farm

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Pål Sverre Hagen

Pål Sverre Hagen

Frank

Tuva Novotny

Tuva Novotny

Blenda

Nina Andresen-Borud

Frank's Mother

Aksel Hennie

Aksel Hennie

Arthur Clintstone

Trond Fausa Aurvåg

Trond Fausa Aurvåg

Bob Spencer

Kenneth Welsh

Kenneth Welsh

Mr. Miller

Nicolas Bro

Nicolas Bro

Pastor

Don McKellar

Don McKellar

Doctor

Rossif Sutherland

Rossif Sutherland

Steve Miller

Paul Gross

Paul Gross

The Sherriff

Creative team

Directed by: Bent Hamer
Written by: Bent Hamer
Produced by: Bent Hamer
Jennifer Weiss

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