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2020•13m•7.5/10

Drama

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🎬TMDb

7.5/10(2)

Past/present story of a young man who lives in a fantasy world of aeronautics to escape a more challenging reality.

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Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Rudy Pankow

Rudy Pankow

Danny

Wahoo Watkins

Young Danny

Candi Brooks

Candi Brooks

Mom

Austin Morris

Ron

Jon Davis

Warden

Kellan Jackson

Prison guard #1

Ern Gass

Prison guard #2

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