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Highway One (2022)
In Cambria, California, Anna is hosting a New Year’s Eve party. Nina, a long-gone high school friend, makes an appearance at the party after returning to Cambria from New York. Maria, one of the guests, struggles with the feelings Nina’s presence evokes and with facing the party goers: a gaggle of eccentric millennials.
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In Cambria, California, Anna is hosting a New Year’s Eve party. Nina, a long-gone high school friend, makes an appearance at the party after returning to Cambria from New York. Maria, one of the guests, struggles with the feelings Nina’s presence evokes and with facing the party goers: a gaggle of eccentric millennials.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Jaclyn Bethany
In Theaters:8/26/2022
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Runtime:86 minutes
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