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β 7.5 Β· 2000 Β· 21m Β· Comedy Β· Drama
A humble family receives a real Greek gift: a luxury car, which cannot be sold for two years. To make matters worse, no one knows how to drive. Time passes, and the automobile ends up having quite unusual uses.
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