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Dating Amber Dating Amber
Dating Amber and Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie’s Dead Aunt)
Dating Amber (Beards) (Country: Ireland; Year: 2020; Director: David Freyne; Writer: David Freyne; Stars: Barry Ward, Sharon Horgan, Fionn O'Shea, Peter Campion, Lauryn Canny, Simone Kirby, Lola Petticrew, Emma Willis, Ian O'Reilly, Arian Nik, Andrew Bennett, Tara Flynn, Ally Ni Chiarain, Corey Millar, Shauna Higgins)
A pair of gay teenagers fake a relationship to avoid prejudice.
Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie’s Dead Aunt) (Country: Australia; Year: 2019; Director: Monica Zanetti; Writer: Monica Zanetti)
In this romcom, Ellie’s dead aunt has the perfect dating advice for her. But will she listen to it?
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