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Layer Cake (2004)

Layer Cake (2004)

R 105 minutes EN Drama , Thriller , Crime
When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin...
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