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A Fool's Gambit (1998) | Slate

A Fool's Gambit

A political fable about a sex scandal that brings down the decadent regime of a tiny kingdom.

Released: 1998
Runtime: 1h 8m

Direction and writing

Ed KoziarskiDirector, Writer

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