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This Is Not a Love Story

This Is Not a Love Story

Life is messy, so sometimes you just have to jump in.

Genres

ComedyDrama

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In an inner city loft Belinda(Smuts-Kennedy) lives her dream of being a writer. Across the street is Suzanne (Rutter), a painter who has the success Belinda craves. Suzanne lives with Tony (Lovatt), an actor frustrated by his dead-end role in a soap, who is looking for a way out. Soon Belinda is caught up in a love triangle - which is just the experience she needs to inspire her first novel. This is about sex and love, success and failure, creativity and careers.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

80 mins

Rating

5.25/10

Release Date

15 July 2002

Country

New Zealand

Cast

Sarah Smuts-Kennedy

Sarah Smuts-Kennedy

Belinda

Stephen Lovatt

Stephen Lovatt

Tony

Peta Rutter

Peta Rutter

Suzanne

Beryl Te Wiata

Beryl Te Wiata

Violet

Bruce Hopkins

Bruce Hopkins

TV Writer

Peter Elliott

Peter Elliott

Karl

Stelios Yiakmis

Stelios Yiakmis

Geoff

Alan de Malmanche

Alan de Malmanche

Violet's friend

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