Netflix’s ‘The Old Guard’ is an Entertaining Flick
"The Old Guard" doesn't break ground, but it sure does bust boredom and fictional heads as an entertaining action romp on Netflix.
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Manuela and her Italian husband Tino have been through thick and thin over the course of their long marriage. They have two wonderful, now grown-up children and run a long-established company as a well-coordinated team. But then it happens: On the way to Apulia, where she wants to visit Tino's sick father, Manuela finds out by chance that her husband has had a lover for two years. She decides to stay with her father-in-law in Italy. Far away from home, Manuela wants to clear her head again.
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Manuela and her Italian husband Tino have been through thick and thin over the course of their long marriage. They have two wonderful, now grown-up children and run a long-established company as a well-coordinated team. But then it happens: On the way to Apulia, where she wants to visit Tino's sick father, Manuela finds out by chance that her husband has had a lover for two years. She decides to stay with her father-in-law in Italy. Far away from home, Manuela wants to clear her head again.
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