West of Sunshine

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West of Sunshine

2018

1h 18m

6.1(10 votes)

Drama

Overview

A father has less than a day to pay back a debt to a violent loan shark, while looking after his young son.

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15 members

Acting

Damian Hill

Jim

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Ty Perham

Alex

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Arthur Angel

Steve

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Kat Stewart

Mel

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Tony Nikolakopoulos

Banos

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Faye Smythe

Karen

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Eliza Matengu

Jenny

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Liam Seymour

Bill

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Kaarin Fairfax

Andrea

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Christopher Laino

Chris

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Rhys Mitchell

Young Courier Driver 1

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Jordan Fraser-Trumble

Tailor

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Francisco Lopez

Toastie Truck Owner

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Peter Stefanou

Car salesman

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Antonios Baxevanidis

Sick Old Man

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