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Port of Shadows
FRANCE · 1938

Port of Shadows

Marcel Carné
desertion and redemption fate and destiny port city underworld revenge second chances
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Synopsis

Down a foggy, desolate road to the port city of Le Havre travels Jean, an army deserter looking for another chance to make good on life. Fate, however, has a different plan for him, as acts of both revenge and kindness render him front-page news.

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