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Show of Hands (2008)
Jess is a solo mother and reluctant parking warden. Tom is a self-obsessed greetings cards salesman with an addiction to competitions who will do anything to win. Together they are just two of the competitors in a gruelling endurance contest to win a car - whoever keeps their hand on it the longest wins. As the sleepless days wear by, what price will they pay for winning this competition?
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Jess is a solo mother and reluctant parking warden. Tom is a self-obsessed greetings cards salesman with an addiction to competitions who will do anything to win. Together they are just two of the competitors in a gruelling endurance contest to win a car - whoever keeps their hand on it the longest wins. As the sleepless days wear by, what price will they pay for winning this competition?
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Genre:Romance, Comedy, Drama
Written By:Anthony McCarten
In Theaters:10/14/2008
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Runtime:96 minutes
Studio:New Zealand Film Commission, Television New Zealand, NZ on Air, Great Southern Films, Venture Taranaki Trust
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