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Guys Reading Poems

2016-04-10 · 98 min · ★ 5.3

Mystery · Drama

A resourceful boy creatively uses poetry to survive when his mother, a disturbed avant garde painter, locks him in a puppet box and builds an art installation around his imprisonment.

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Directors
Hunter Lee Hughes
Production companies
Fast Track Pictures, Fatelink Productions, Crema Family Office
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Patricia VelásquezPatricia VelásquezMother
Alexander DreymonAlexander DreymonFather
Luke JudyLuke JudyBoy
Lydia HearstLydia HearstThe Actress
Rex LeeRex Lee
Christos VasilopoulosChristos VasilopoulosThe Director
Jerod Meagher
Hunter Lee Hughes
Blake SheldonBlake Sheldon
Justin SchwanJustin Schwan
Gopal DivanGopal Divan
Jason Fracaro
Adrian QuiñonezAdrian Quiñonez
Alessandro Nori
Megan SousaMegan SousaThe Friend

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