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Do You Want to Die in Indio?

Do You Want to Die in Indio?

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Do You Want to Die in Indio?

2024

1h 40m

4.4(5 votes)

Drama

Crime

Romance

Overview

When a budding romance falls apart, and a scholarship to USC gets yanked out from under him, 17-year-old Salvi hits the mean streets of Palm Springs and gets swept up into an incendiary weekend of partying, gun violence and sexual ambiguity.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Joshua De Jesus

Joshua De Jesus

Salvador

Robert Kazinsky

Robert Kazinsky

Henry

Cody Longo

Cody Longo

Lucky

Willow Geer

Willow Geer

Diana

Martin Martinez

Martin Martinez

Gabriel

Heather Elizabeth Morris

Heather Elizabeth Morris

Judith

Margarita Reyes

Margarita Reyes

Mom

Bruce Cronander

Fred

Sara Montez

Sara Montez

Cheyenne

Jake Jacobson

Jake Jacobson

Coach

Creative team

Directed by: David Moreton
Written by: David Moreton
Produced by: David Moreton
Kathryn Riccio

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