

Notes on an Appearance
2018-02-21 · 60 min · ★ 5.3
A young man disappears amid talk of violence and demagoguery, leaving behind an obscure cache of letters, postcards, and notebooks.
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- Directors
- Ricky D’Ambrose
- Production companies
- Unavailable
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 30,000
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Keith PoulsonTodd
Tallie MedelMadeleine
Bingham BryantDavid
Kathryn DanielleMother
Eleanore Pienta
Zia Anger
Michael M. Bilandic
Caroline Luft
Naomi McDougall Jones
Glenn Kenny
Dan Sallitt
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