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Trash Fire (2016)
Owen and Isabel's love story simmers with spiteful rage and unfortunately for everyone, Isabel is pregnant with Owen's child. To prove to her that he can become a stable father, Owen agrees to reconnect with his only living relatives at Isabel's request. The couple take a trip to visit his perversely devoted grandmother and his sister Pearl, who was severely burned in a fire, to finally bury the hatchet. But sometimes the ties that bind can cut off all circulation.
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Owen and Isabel's love story simmers with spiteful rage and unfortunately for everyone, Isabel is pregnant with Owen's child. To prove to her that he can become a stable father, Owen agrees to reconnect with his only living relatives at Isabel's request. The couple take a trip to visit his perversely devoted grandmother and his sister Pearl, who was severely burned in a fire, to finally bury the hatchet. But sometimes the ties that bind can cut off all circulation.
Rating:R
Genre:Comedy, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Directed By:Richard Bates Jr.
Written By:Richard Bates Jr.
In Theaters:11/3/2016
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Runtime:91 minutes
Studio:Snowfort Pictures, Circle of Confusion, Orion Pictures
Cast
Richard Bates Jr.
Director
Richard Bates Jr.
Director
Adrian Grenier
Owen
Angela Trimbur
Isabel
Fionnula Flanagan
Violet
AnnaLynne McCord
Pearl
Sally Kirkland
Florence
Matthew Gray Gubler
Caleb
Ray Santiago
Sheldon
Ezra Buzzington
Pastor Sterling
Molly McCook
Aimee
Alexa Hamilton
Owen's Mother
Michael Laren
Photographer
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