Top Cast
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Reiki Ruawai
Utah
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Orlando Stewart
Orlando
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Patricia Wichman
Evelyn
Overview
Told over the space of a day and through the eyes of 11 year old Utah, The Dump is a comedy/drama about a boy and the gradual bond he develops with his estranged dad Orlando, the sole employee at a tiny rubbish dump in rural New Zealand.
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