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1959 (2018)
It's 1959 and five high school seniors learn that they will not graduate without completing one final project. On their way to a secluded farm in swampy South Louisiana, car trouble results in their discovery of an old, mysterious church where they get trapped and forced to face their biggest fears. In this 1950's psychological thriller, "1959" brings back elements of Hitchcock style filmmaking with modern day drama and thrills.
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It's 1959 and five high school seniors learn that they will not graduate without completing one final project. On their way to a secluded farm in swampy South Louisiana, car trouble results in their discovery of an old, mysterious church where they get trapped and forced to face their biggest fears. In this 1950's psychological thriller, "1959" brings back elements of Hitchcock style filmmaking with modern day drama and thrills.
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