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The Announcer

The Announcer

Genres

Documentary

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An elderly lady pushes the limits of customer service at an up-market department store by continuously requesting announcements for interesting-looking men.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Finnish

Runtime

6 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

01 January 2007

Country

Finland

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