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Gimme Power

Gimme Power

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Gimme Power

"He films what nobody else sees."

2000

1h 42m

6.7(35 votes)

Crime

Comedy

Overview

When a Mexican film director becomes fed up with the crime and corruption in his homeland, he decides to single-handedly take on a powerful band of criminals.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Demián Bichir

Demián Bichir

Gabriel Castro

Cecilia Suárez

Cecilia Suárez

Sofía Aguirre

Luis Felipe Tovar

Luis Felipe Tovar

Quijano

Ximena Sariñana

Ximena Sariñana

Valentina

Claudia Lobo

Claudia Lobo

Tere

Juan Carlos Colombo

Juan Carlos Colombo

Julián Luna

José Carlos Rodríguez

Octavio

Rodrigo Murray

Rodrigo Murray

Martín

Carmen Beato

Carmen Beato

Claudia

Verónica Langer

Verónica Langer

Frida

Creative team

Directed by: Fernando Sariñana
Written by: Carolina Rivera
Fernando Sariñana
Produced by: Fernando Sariñana
Francisco González Compeán

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