The Writers

The Writers

0.0IMDb Score
Released:2008-10-30
Genre:Comedy
Duration:18 min
Country:Australia
Director:Dan Binns
Actors:Peter Foley, David Allsopp
Production:

Overview:

Two political speech-writers struggle to spin the antics of an unlikely leader.

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