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Operation Portugal
Operation Portugal

Operation Portugal

Genres

Comedy

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Hakim, 35, a friendly neighborhood cop, must infiltrate the Portuguese community for the purpose of an investigation. But can one become Portuguese in three days? Especially when we know that Hakim is a walking disaster at undercover operations. His clumsiness and bad luck turn his many infiltrations into cataclysms. The case is clearly too big for him. Quickly trapped between his feelings and his mission, Hakim, who lives alone with his mother, will discover a community, but also a family.

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Budget

$1400000

Revenue

$3795575

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

4.981/10

Release Date

23 June 2021

Country

France

Cast

D'Jal

D'Jal

Hakim

Léticia Belliccini

Léticia Belliccini

Journaliste

Serge Da Silva

Serge Da Silva

Carlos

Sarah Perles

Sarah Perles

Julia

Pierre Azéma

Pierre Azéma

Commissaire

Farida Ouchani

Farida Ouchani

Aïcha

Carmen Santos

Carmen Santos

Avo Lena

Eric da Costa

Eric da Costa

Fernando

José Da Silva

José Da Silva

Claude

Antonia de Rendinger

Antonia de Rendinger

Colonel Faillancier

Bruno Sanches

Bruno Sanches

Gonçalves

Frédéric Chau

Frédéric Chau

Dr Truong

Vincent Moscato

Vincent Moscato

Agent Chabin

Arnaud Maillard

Arnaud Maillard

Agent Baumard

Arnaud Toussaint

Arnaud Toussaint

Un agent d'Interpol

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