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Waydowntown

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Four young office workers have a bet going to see who can last the longest without going outside. In the maze that is the downtown core of a large city, glass skywalks connect apartment buildings, office towers and shopping malls. Its day 28 of the bet and over the lunch hour, as the office prepares for the company founder's retirement party, things start to seriously unravel.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2002-01-25

Runtime: 84 mins

Director: Gary Burns

Writer: Patrick McLaughlin, Gary Burns, James Martin

Spoken language: English

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Original title: Waydowntown

Production Companies: Burns Film Ltd., CITY-TV, Canada Council for the Arts, Canadian Television (CTV), Téléfilm Canada, Odeon Films

Production Countries: Canada

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