Came a Hot Friday
Oct 04, 1985 | IMDB 6.5
101 min Watch NowDrama, Comedy
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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