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Quemar después de leer was released on 12 de septiembre de 2008.
Quemar después de leer was directed by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen.
Quemar después de leer has a runtime of 1h 36min.
Quemar después de leer was produced by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen.
Ozzie Cox es un agente de la CIA que está escribiendo sus memorias en un CD, pero su mujer se lo roba y va a parar a manos de los empleados de un gimnasio, que no son muy listos, pero que intentan chantajear a Cox. La CIA, naturalmente, interviene en el asunto, que se complica cuando el empleado del gimnasio (Pitt) se encuentra con el amante de la mujer de Cox. Basada en la novela "Burn Before Reading: Presidents, CIA Directors, and Secret Intelligence" del ex jefe de la CIA Stansfield Turner.
The key characters in Quemar después de leer are Harry Pfarrer (George Clooney), Linda Litzke (Frances McDormand), Chad Feldheimer (Brad Pitt).
Quemar después de leer is rated 12.
Quemar después de leer is a Comedia, Drama, Crimen film.
Quemar después de leer has an audience rating of 6.5 out of 10.
Quemar después de leer had a budget of 37 MUS$.
Quemar después de leer has made 163,7 MUS$ at the box office.