Night Shift

May 26, 2012

0h 14m

★ 8.0

Overview

Follows a cleaning lady going through an overnight shift at an airport. Her actions throughout may seem selfish and heartless but they all become incredibly understandable at the end.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Curious Films

McGregor Casting

Night Shift Trailers

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Cast

Salote

Anapela Polataivao

Yury

Leon Dobrinski

Aleki (child-boy)

Desmond Malakai

Ana (child-girl)

Anapela Nimeti

Supervisor

Bree Peters

Mum

Trudi Nelson

Child

Freida Joiner

Workmate

Ramesh Narsai

Teenage Boy

Bejamine Lewer

Teenage Girl

Ana Blackman

Hostess 1

Janet Pyo

Hostess 2

Jane Kim

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