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Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law (1998)
Director: Santiago Segura
Cast: Santiago Segura, Javier Cámara, Neus Asensi, Chus Lampreave
Runtime97 min
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A former policeman enlists his nerdy friend to help bust drug traffickers moving heroin through a Chinese restaurant.
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Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law is a 1998 Spanish comedy film directed by Santiago Segura that received a mixed critical reception. While some praised its dark humor and parody of police procedurals, others found the film's slapstick antics and stereotypical characters to be overly crude. The film was a commercial success in Spain, but its reception among international audiences is less clear.
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For fans of Santiago Segura's over-the-top comedic style, 'Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law' from 1998 delivers plenty of hilarious, outrageous situations and memorable performances, especially from Segura himself as the bumbling, morally dubious former cop at the heart of the story.
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Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law is a 1998 Spanish dark comedy film written and directed by Santiago Segura, who stars as José Luis Torrente, a racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, and fascist former police agent. Characterized by its deliberately cartoonish humor, it proved to be a massive box office hit, and Torrente became part of Spanish contemporary popular culture.
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