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After developing an addiction to the substance he uses to kill bugs, an exterminator accidentally murders his wife and becomes involved in a secret government plot being orchestrated by giant bugs in a port town in North Africa.
After developing an addiction to the substance he uses to kill bugs, an exterminator accidentally murders his wife and becomes involved in a secret government plot being orchestrated by giant bugs in a port town in North Africa.
Actors:
Yuval Daniel,
Monique Mercure,
Judy Davis,
Howard Jerome,
Julian Sands,
Laurent Hazout,
Claude Aflalo
Yuval Daniel
Monique Mercure
14 November 1930, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Judy Davis
23 April 1955, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Howard Jerome
Julian Sands
4 January 1958, Otley, Yorkshire, England, UK
Laurent Hazout
Claude Aflalo
Genre:
Drama
Country:
International, Japan, United Kingdom
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