"An ordinary high school day. Except that it's not."

2003

1h 21m

7.0(2169 votes)

Crime

Drama

Overview

Several ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Alex Frost

Alex

Eric Deulen

Eric

John Robinson

John McFarland

Elias McConnell

Elias

Jordan Taylor

Jordan

Carrie Finklea

Carrie

Nicole George

Nicole

Brittany Mountain

Brittany

Alicia Miles

Acadia

Kristen Hicks

Michelle

Creative team

Directed by: Gus Van Sant
Written by: Gus Van Sant
Produced by: Dany Wolf

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