Presque Isle

Presque Isle

Presque Isle

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Presque Isle

"No one gets the life they had hoped for."

2008

1h 30m

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Drama

Overview

Tortured manchild Danny returns to his family's abandoned island retreat and finds himself beset by fantasies of deceased ancestors, former lovers and concerned friends. Frazier is Danny's enigmatic father-figure, and the man Danny's deceased mother Alicia passionately loved but could not let herself have. Both men are prisoners of their pasts; neither can abandon their passionate devotion to Alicia.

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10 members

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Kieron McCartney

Danny

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Robert Viharo

Frazier

Robert Viharo

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Michael Edo Keane

David

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Kara McCartney

Alicia

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Elisabeth Sklar

Melody

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Carrie Paff

Merida

Carrie Paff

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David Fine

Snoose

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Maggie Grant

Bonnie

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Robert Parnell

Grandpa Per

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Ray Reinhardt

Grandpa Olaf

Ray Reinhardt

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