Top End Wedding
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Top End Wedding
A Film by Wayne Blair
2019 - Australia - Romantic Comedy - 1.85 - 103 min.
with Miranda Tapsell , Gwilym Lee & Kerry Fox
Language: English
Produced by Rosemary Blight
Engaged and in love Lauren and Ned have just 10 days to reunite her newly separated parents and pull off their dream Top End Wedding. But Lauren’s mother has gone missing, experiencing a midlife crisis. In order to find her, the couple goes on a fantastic road trip across northern Australia. Along the way they find fulfillment for their own personal journeys through the wild beauty of the landscapes and the unbeatable charm of the characters that they meet along the way. But will they finally recover Lauren’s mother and pursue their dream wedding?
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