A Hot Summer Night

A Hot Summer Night

1982 · 95 min · ★ 8.0 · Comedy

A husband, half of an entertainment duo, the Nellicos, tells his wife, who is the other half of the duo, that he has another woman. But they cannot discuss this as he tells her only just before they are due to perform in front of a large audience. (BFI)

Directed by Shireen Strooker

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