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The Unemployment Club
The Unemployment Club

The Unemployment Club

Genres

Comedy

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Each morning, whatever the day, four friends meet at a bar to have some beers and fix the world their own way, by criticizing and ranting against everything and everyone. They have something in common: they are all unemployed. Well, all but one.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

83 mins

Rating

5.107/10

Release Date

17 September 2021

Country

Spain

Cast

Carlos Areces

Carlos Areces

Fernando

Fernando Tejero

Fernando Tejero

Jesús

Adrià Collado

Adrià Collado

Benavente

Eric Francés

Eric Francés

El Negro

Antonio Resines

Antonio Resines

Javier Botet

Javier Botet

María Isasi

María Isasi

Carmen Ruiz

Carmen Ruiz

Veki Velilla

Veki Velilla

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