"Write what you want."

2024

1h 33m

6.3(916 votes)

Thriller

Drama

Romance

Overview

A talented young writer embarks on a creative odyssey when her teacher assigns a project that entangles them both.

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8 members

Acting

Jenna Ortega

Cairo Sweet

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Martin Freeman

Jonathan Miller

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Bashir Salahuddin

Boris Fillmore

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Gideon Adlon

Winnie Black

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Dagmara Dominczyk

Beatrice June Harker

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Christine Adams

Joyce Manner

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Augustine Hargrave

Elliot

Sound

Elyssa Samsel

Suzette

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