Came a Hot Friday
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New Zealand · 1985
Rated PG · 1h 41m
Director Ian Mune
Starring Peter Bland, Phillip Gordon, Michael Lawrence, Billy T. James
Genre Drama, Comedy
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Set in post-war (1949) rural New Zealand, this film traces the efforts of two con men to run a betting scam in a small town (Tainuea) already rife with illegal gambling corruption, and eccentricity.
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