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Legal Smuggling with Christine Choy

5 Minutes or Less • 3m 59s

Directed by Lewie Kloster and Noah Kloster • 2016 • United States
Starring Christine Choy

Faced with endlessly rising cigarette prices in New York, Academy Award–nominated filmmaker Christine Choy goes to extralegal lengths to procure her favorite brand.

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