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Local Hero
“A BEAUTIFUL COASTLINE... A RICH OIL MAN WANTS TO DEVELOP IT. A POOR BEACH BUM WANTS TO LIVE ON IT. AN ENTIRE TOWN WANTS TO PROFIT BY IT. AND A REAL-LIVE MERMAID WANTS TO SAVE IT... ONLY ONE OF THEM WILL GET THEIR WAY.”
An American oil company sends a man to Scotland to buy up an entire village where they want to build a refinery. But things don't go as expected.
1983 6.8/10 community score 1h 51m Released
- Comedy
- Drama
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