A surreal odyssey in which a melancholic maidservant crosses paths with a homicidal little boy, travels to a tiny island of pirates and encounters a man with multiple personalities.
La Ville des pirates is of 1 hour(s) and 48 minute(s). It is Produced By: Les Films du Passage, Metro Filmes. It was released on 1984-02-22. It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
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