When Mr. Deen discovers one of his students has been living out of his car and thrown into jail, he decides to bail him out. Determined to curb Nate’s self-destructive behavior, Deen quickly discovers a host of dark secrets slowly tearing Nate apart. What began as a good deed becomes a desperate fight to save Nate from his own demons. As Nate spirals deeper into despair, Deen must decide how far he’s willing to go to save a kid on the brink of losing everything—even himself.
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Character
Earnest, contemporary, grave and classical in form.
- earnestironic
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
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Cast
- Jared HarrisStan Deen
- Nicholas HamiltonNathan Williams
- Jamie HarrisBarney
- Sasha BhasinTina Baxter
- Will PriceJohnny Alecco
- Kimberly S. FairbanksDeborah May
- Tobias SegalNate's Father
- Martin JarvisHenry V (voice)
- Brandon MilesBarnaby
- Johnathan DavisOfficer Smits
Crew
- Damian HarrisDirector
- Dale G. BradleyWriter
- Lynn Robertson HayWriter
- Nathaniel DeenWriter
- Julio MacatDirector of Photography
- Jacob YoffeeOriginal Music Composer
- Roahn HyltonOriginal Music Composer
- Toby YatesEditor
- Grant BradleyProducer
- Derek DiennerProducer
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