Davenport, who inserts herself into the film and ends up giving Muthana money several times, presents him as something of a thoughtless, unsuspecting refugee, who, given the chance, becomes the MTV-generation slacker he never knew he dreamed of being.

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"Parents are giving their families trips instead of buying presents, " said Backroads' spokesman Holly Woolward.

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Giving people the money to go to the cinema, or buy Christmas presents, is not part of the deal, he argues.

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