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The Dextape
Dex and Fab, two infamous hosts from the international travel show Dexpedition, accidentally leak an explicit tape revealing unlawful behaviour at their house warming party in Los Angeles. After the video goes viral their promising route to international stardom comes to an immediate hault. Realizing their careers are on the brink of extinction they move back to Norway in an attempt to kickstart their fame in anyway they can.
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Dex and Fab, two infamous hosts from the international travel show Dexpedition, accidentally leak an explicit tape revealing unlawful behaviour at their house warming party in Los Angeles. After the video goes viral their promising route to international stardom comes to an immediate hault. Realizing their careers are on the brink of extinction they move back to Norway in an attempt to kickstart their fame in anyway they can.
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Genre:Comedy
Written By:Jørgen Kjønø, Tobias Frøystad, Petter Syberg
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Runtime:83 minutes
Studio:Expect Films
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