
How Not to Work & Claim Benefits... (and Other Useful Information for Wasters)
2016, English. Directed by Patrick McConnell.
Mike and Dave, two Northern British idiots sponging off the state, find themselves drunk with a case load of cash and the vague memory of a dodgy job offer. But when the sinister Mr. Martin comes to check his 'task' has been completed, Mike and Dave must learn to tell the truth or be lost in a lie forever.
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- Released
- 30 November 2016
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Patrick McConnell
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Who directed How Not to Work & Claim Benefits... (and Other Useful Information for Wasters)?
How Not to Work & Claim Benefits... (and Other Useful Information for Wasters) (2016) was directed by Patrick McConnell and stars Patrick McConnell, Rhys Atherton, George Batisashivili-Worth.