The Middle Man
“Death is a hard way to make a living.”
2021 · 1 h 35 min
Bent HamerCast
Pål Sverre Hagen 
Nicolas Bro 
Trond Fausa 
Paul Gross 
Don McKellar 
Tuva Novotny
Credits
Written by: Lars Saabye Christensen
Plot
Frank Farrelli takes on the job of town "middle man" in a struggling Midwest town, and a series of strange events follows.
Sinekatalog’s take
Bent Hamer's deadpan comedy-drama, with Pål Sverre Hagen and Tuva Novotny, is dry, quirky and gentle, an oddball Midwest fable.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.0 / 10 (1,202 votes)
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