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1985

In another time, at another place…

Having been gone for three years, closeted advertising executive Adrian returns to his Texas hometown and struggles to reveal his dire circumstances to his conservative family.

20181h 26mNRDrama

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About 1985

Directors
Yen Tan
Cast
Cory Michael Smith, Virginia Madsen, Michael Chiklis, Jamie Chung, Aidan Langford, Ryan Piers Williams
Genres
Drama
Content rating
NR
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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