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Movie Info
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Director -
Bart Layton -
Producer -
Derrin Schlesinger , Katherine Butler , Dimitri Doganis , Mary Jane Skalski -
Screenwriter -
Bart Layton -
Distributor -
The Orchard -
Production Co -
Lava Bear Films , Raw -
Rating -
R (Language Throughout|Brief Crude/Sexual Material|Some Drug Use) -
Genre -
Crime , Drama , Mystery & Thriller -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jun 1, 2018, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Aug 14, 2018 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$2.9M -
Runtime -
1h 56m