The Man Who Couldn't

The Man Who Couldn't

Love is a revolution.

2005•1h 35m•7.0/10

ComedyDramaRomance

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.0/10(1)

A young Los Angeles cinephile falls in love with a woman but has that love tested by the all-seeing eye of the Internet.

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Production

GeniusBastard Film Arts

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Brandon Ford Green

Brandon Ford Green

TMWC

Micah Marie

Monika French

Mark Conley

Orly Alexander

Gregory Fennell

Gaston D. Merritt V

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