A man inherits his estranged father’s prized possession — a derelict porno theatre — in Kire Paputts’ second feature, about gentrification and finding love and compassion in unlikely places.
Social & External
The people behind it
Nathanael Chadwick
Wayne
Mickey Skin
Julia
David Bronstein
Dean/Real Estate Agent
Frank D'Angelo
Acting Teacher
Brian Scott Carleton
Ralf Rhodes
Victoria Dunsmore
Ashley
Ellie Moon
Claire Leslie
Catt Filippov
Young Julia
Christian Aldo
Al
Michael Dent
Cinema Masturbator
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