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Beautiful and talented, Emma Cowell is a washed-up 2003 StarFight finalist, haunted by her fifteen minutes of fame.

It's January 2012 and without warning, Emma disappears overnight. Emma's husband, Charlie fears and suspects the worst, her mum regrets the past, and her grandmother plans for the future. Everyone in her hometown has something to say about Emma - and guilty consciences are never far behind.

It's the first and final day of the police search. As Emma's obsession with celebrity and stardom is uncovered and her complicated character emerges, there's only one day left to save Emma from herself.

Inspired by Flaubert’s ‘Madame Bovary’, 'The Finalist' is a darkly comic story of fame, dreams, and TV talent shows.