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Peponi: The Paradise of Crooks (2021)

A story about a young African man living with his beautiful childhood love interest in a bedroom shack, struggling to find work. He then gets a once in a lifetime opportunity to earn money and have a lifestyle beyond his wildest dreams working for a corrupt organization. This dream lifestyle turns to a nightmare when authorities close in on him to turn in his father-figure boss, and his entire organization while losing all his wealth or risk some serious jail time.

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Top billed cast

Mwakalindile IsaritoPaul
Ernest NapoleonDullah
Mvungi AsteriaClara
Shirleen WangariMelda
Mkukila SaidBeston
Helen HartmannAntoinette
Mohammed IdrissaMicheal
Mponzi HancyJohn

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