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Love Mussel

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How it feels

A mockumentary follows Kevin Smith as he visits a New Zealand town that harvests a type of clam said to be an aphrodisiac. He investigates the locals and their unusual business.

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What happens

Love Mussel is a 2001 New Zealand television film. It is a mockumentary where Kevin Smith, playing himself, investigates a town who are harvesting an aphrodisiac species of geoduck (pronounced as gooey duck). First commissioned for a Sunday drama series, it was originally intended to star Sam Neill. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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