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AN ALBERTO RODRÍGUEZ FILM

Smoke & Mirrors

20162h 3mMovie

HistoryThriller

IMDb6.8/ 10 · 8.9K votes

THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF THE MAN WHO FOOLED AN ENTIRE COUNTRY

A tale of cheats and impostors, taking its inspiration from true facts and from one of the most intriguing characters of recent decades: the spy Francisco Paesa.

Tense
Thought-provoking
True story
Corruption
Conspiracy

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Mild
Complexity: Some focus

Good for talking about after.

DirectorAlberto Rodríguez

FormatFeature film

TMDB6.5 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Eduard FernándezFrancisco Paesa

Carlos SantosLuis Roldán

Jose CoronadoJesús Camoes (as Jose Coronado)

Marta EturaNieves Fernández Puerto

Itziar AtienzaLand stewardess

Christian StammHans

Craig StevensonGeorges Starckman

Luis CallejoJuan Alberto Belloch

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