Fargo

• 1996
• US
• 1h 37min
• 18

• Directed by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen (uncredited)
• Written by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
• Cast: Frances McDormand, William H Macy, Steve Buscemi, Harve Presnell, Peter Stormare

Hoping to make some bucks, a car salesman attempts to have his wife kidnapped by hitmen, but blood is quickly spilt. As the pregnant police detective on the case, McDormand provides a warm-hearted centre for the movie, while the absurdist plot and weird local colour gain momentum. A classic.

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