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Flick

2000•1h 22m•4.3/10
Drama

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4.3/10(4)

Jack Flinter is skating on thin ice. Known to his friends as "Flick", he is drifting through life, dealing a bit of hash, drinking and screwing around. His girlfriend Alice has had enough. His friend and business partner Des is strung out, his behavior increasingly unpredictable. Their latest scam has them in over their heads. He meets Isabelle, a German woman visiting the city and the resulting story takes place over a few days and nights when all Jack's chickens come home to roost. His life spinning out of control, he has to make a decision - sink or swim.

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Production

A Fubar Film

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

David Murray

David Murray

Jack Flinter

Isabelle Menke

Isabelle

David Wilmot

David Wilmot

Des Fitzpatrick

Gerard Mannix Flynn

Mulligan

Alan Devine

Barry

Maria Lennon

Kay

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