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Prime Mover (2009)
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Add to a movie listPrime Mover is a 2009 Australian/British comedy-crime love story which stars Michael Dorman, Emily Barclay, Ben Mendelsohn, Gyton Grantley, William McInnes, Anthony Hayes and Andrew S. Gilbert. It is directed by acclaimed film and television director David Caesar of Mullet and Dirty Deeds fame, in which he also worked with McInnes, Mendelsohn and Gilbert.
The film was released to European audiences in Germany on 8 February 2009 and in Australia on 8 June 2009.
Actors
Michael Dorman
(Thomas)
Emily Barclay
(Melissa & Calendar Girl)
Ben Mendelsohn
(Johnnie)
Gyton Grantley
(Repo Man)
William McInnes
(Phil)
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