The Callback Queen (2013)

Director
Graham Cantwell

Main cast
Amy-Joyce Hastings; Mark Killeen; Seán T. Ó Meallaigh; Kate Braithwaite; Vicki Michelle

Genres
Romance, Comedy

Description
In the cut-throat London film industry a vivacious actress chasing her big break struggles to maintain her integrity in the face of the director's advances.


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