Kowloon Castaway (2002)

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A lonely detectorist’s search for love brings him to a tiki bar. Set partly in the iconic Kowloon Restaurant in Saugus, Massachusetts, Kowloon Castaway is a fun look at love in the modern world.
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Jan 01, 2002
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A lonely detectorist’s search for love brings him to a tiki bar. Set partly in the iconic Kowloon Restaurant in Saugus, Massachusetts, Kowloon Castaway is a fun look at love in the modern world.

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