The Agent

The Agent

Ever wondered who decides what you read?

2009 · 82 min · ★ 5.5 · Drama, Comedy

It's all in a day's work for high-flying literary agent Alexander; manuscripts to read, deals to be done, celebrity clients to be taken out to lunch, but first there is an author to deal with whose latest book the agent thinks is, frankly, not up to scratch. However he hadn't counted on the author's resourcefulness.

Directed by Lesley Manning · Written by Martin Wagner

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