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The Man Who Knew Everything (2009)
A man attempts to commit suicide and, as a result, unexpectedly acquires the phenomenal ability to immediately answer any question. A modest and harmless individual, he becomes a target for all - from women to criminal bosses and even foreign special services. Some try to use him, others try to murder him, but the ordinary man keeps living according to the dictates of his own conscience.
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A man attempts to commit suicide and, as a result, unexpectedly acquires the phenomenal ability to immediately answer any question. A modest and harmless individual, he becomes a target for all - from women to criminal bosses and even foreign special services. Some try to use him, others try to murder him, but the ordinary man keeps living according to the dictates of his own conscience.
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Genre:Comedy, Science Fiction, Drama, Fantasy
Written By:Игорь Сахновский, Vladimir Mirzoev
In Theaters:6/12/2009
Box Office:$160,829
Runtime:106 minutes
Studio:U-Film Malta, Lean-M
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