Former Cult Member Hears Music for the First Time

Former Cult Member Hears Music for the First Time

Former Cult Member Hears Music for the First Time

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Former Cult Member Hears Music for the First Time

2020

0h 12m

5.9(11 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Overview

After a woman escapes the captivity of her abusive family, a magazine invites her to a journalistic experiment: to hear music for the first time.

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Bacon

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Cast & crew

5 featured cast members

Starring

Kate Adams

Kate

Al Warren

Al Warren

Alex

Kailee McGee

Kailee McGee

Kailee

Jordan Raf

Jordan Raf

Jordan

Shawn Law

Shawn Law

Shawn

Creative team

Directed by: Kristoffer Borgli
Written by: Kristoffer Borgli
Produced by: Andrew Ruse

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