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West of Sunshine(2018)
Status: Released
Date: 2018-08-23
61%
10 Votes
Time: 1h 18m
Overview:
A father has less than a day to pay back a debt to a violent loan shark, while looking after his young son.
Languages: English.
Countries:
Australia
ProductionCompanies:
Exile Entertainment
Small Village Films
Movie: West of Sunshine
Top 10 Billed Cast
Damian Hill
Jim
Arthur Angel
Steve
Kat Stewart
Mel
Tony Nikolakopoulos
Banos
Faye Smythe
Karen
Eliza Matengu
Jenny
Liam Seymour
Bill
Kaarin Fairfax
Andrea
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Overview
A father has less than a day to pay back a debt to a violent loan shark, while looking after his young son.
Release Date
2018-08-23
Average
6.1
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