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Aussie film The Merger<\/em> is screening at Village Cinemas Geelong<\/a>\u00a0on September 6 and tells the story of a small-town footy team and their quest for survival.<\/p>\n

The footy club recruit refugees to survive and in doing so delivers a story with a big heart and plenty of laughs from the same team that brought you cult hit Backyard Ashes<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Director\u00a0Mark Grentell\u00a0and producer\u00a0Anne Robinson\u00a0join forces with comedian\/actor\/writer\u00a0Damian Callinan\u00a0once again to adapt to the screen his award-winning, stage show.<\/p>\n

Starring Australian acting legend John Howard and presented by Crow Crow Productions, Dream Genie Films, Definition Films and Umbrella Entertainment, it\u2019s a show not to be missed.<\/p>\n

For your chance to win one of two double passes to the screening just tag a friend on Facebook<\/a> that you\u2019d like take with you.<\/p>\n

For more information on the movie and to watch the trailer, head to themergerfilm.com.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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