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Stickmen is a Néo-Zélandais film of genre Drama released in USA on 18 january 2001 with Robbie Magasiva
Stickmen (2001)
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Add to a movie listStickmen is a 2001 New Zealand film directed by Hamish Rothwell and starring Robbie Magasiva.
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Thomas (Paolo Rotondo), Jack (Robbie Magasiva) and Wayne (Scott Wills) are the best of mates. Each of them lives their life the way they play pool. Thomas is either absolutely brilliant or absolutely crap. Jack is always slick, cool and forever setting up the next shot. Wayne bumbles his way through life happy to be the guy that always says the wrong thing at the wrong time. During the high-stakes underground eight-ball tournamment run by Daddy (Enrico Mammarella), a Greek crime lord, they encounter a weird and wonderful collection of people on their way to compete for the big prize.Actors
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