The Randomers

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The Randomers
Directed by Graham Jones
StarringSarah Jane Murphy
Joseph Lydon
Music byJohn Wright
Release date
  • 1 February 2014 (2014-02-01)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryIreland
LanguageEnglish

The Randomers is a 2014 Irish romantic film from the Irish director Graham Jones about a young woman on the west coast of Ireland who places an advertisement seeking a male for a relationship without speaking. [1] [2] [3]

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