The Midway Point

The Midway Point

2024•1h 27m

Drama

Jake, a high schooler on the autistic spectrum, feels disillusioned with the world. When he meets Alice, he begins to experience the world in other ways. Little does Jake know, Alice may have more in common with him than he could imagine.

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Stone Horus Media, Hillin Entertainment

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Sean Ryan Fox

Sean Ryan Fox

Jake

Catharine Daddario

Catharine Daddario

Alice

Julie Benz

Julie Benz

Ms. Devaney

Thora Birch

Thora Birch

Cristina

Wes Studi

Wes Studi

Mr. Williams

Ariadna Gutiérrez

Ariadna Gutiérrez

Ms. Friedman

Natalya Nikolaeva

Natalya Nikolaeva

Mrs. Klein

Audra Wise

Ms. O'Connor

Seth Lee

Dylan

Ashley Puzemis

Sophia

Kholan Studi

Kholan Studi

Mateo

Christopher Veluz

Rob

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