Just a Drill

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Just a Drill

2019

0h 11m

5.0(4 votes)

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Thriller

Overview

Determined to follow the rules in an active shooter drill, an overworked teacher in an underfunded classroom battles the impossible choices a leader must make when the drill becomes a horrifying reality.

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7 members

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D.J. Blickenstaff

Jay

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Zoe Cipres

Delaney

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Justin Ellings

Frankie

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Michelle Farrah Huang

Marissa

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Jackson Pace

Simon

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Sally Pressman

Eva

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April Rock

Frantic Teenage Girl

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