The Place
Release date: 2017-11-04
Votes: 1212
Genres: Drama, Thriller
The fates of an apparently random group of strangers who each come into contact with a mysterious figure who they believe possesses the power to grant any wish, in return for which they must carry out a task he assigns them.
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