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Standard Deviation

2008-09-18 · 39 min · Not rated

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The story of Billy Cottrell, a brilliant but troubled physicist whose world collapses when the FBI arrests him as an eco-terrorist. Billy's family is forced to examine his past to understand why he is facing charges that could put him in prison for the rest of his life.

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Directors
Christopher Brannan, David Randag
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United States of America
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William CottrellSelf

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