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movie The Black Hole

Released: January 31, 2025
Runtime: 1 hour 55 minutes
Comedy Drama Science Fiction

A comical triptych about residents in an apartment block district who long for a better life. When a black hole mysteriously appears in a lilac bush, they will have to face aliens, a giant spider, and an Austrian in breeches.

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