Miguel steals a trick from a magic book and becomes a world-renowned magician. However, the idea of the public discovering that this great trick is plagiarized from a book eats at his mind more and more.
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The original title is "El acto en cuestión" (ES).
The runtime is 111 minutes (1h 51m).
It was a co-production between: Argentina, Netherlands.
The film was directed by Alejandro Agresti.
The screenplay was written by Alejandro Agresti.
Cinematography was handled by Néstor Sanz.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0106217.
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Good
15 votes
El acto en cuestión
Released
PM13
Español
Argentina, Netherlands
