One Day of Life
One Day of Life

One Day of Life

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1950
1h 37m
6.2(8 votes)
Drama
Romance

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A story about two men caught in the Mexican revolution: close friends before, but now on the opposite sides. One of them is military officer, while the other one expects capital punishment. The prisoner's mother comes to visit his son, unaware that his former best friend is now his enemy.

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