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The Place Beyond the Pines

2012 · Crime · Derek Cianfrance · 2h 20m

A motorcycle stunt rider starts robbing banks to support a son he has just learned about, and the film then hands over to somebody else, twice. Three stories in sequence.

  • Strongly realistic
  • Strongly heavy
  • Clearly character-driven

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