

Sam's Town
2024-07-17 · 11 min · Not rated
After a death in the family, a fragile young man struggles to cling to his fractured reality, which is not at all as it seems.
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- Directors
- Carter Dodd
- Production companies
- Among All Thieves Entertainment
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 5,000
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