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The Bookstore (2016) | Slate

The Bookstore

By teaching a teenage boy how to win over a girl, a crusty bookstore owner learns to resolve his own romantic troubles.

Released: 2016
Runtime: 1h 35m
Genres: Comedy
Country: Canada
Language: English

Direction and writing

Alberto DiamanteWriter, Director

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