"WHEN YOUR DARKEST MOMENT COMES TO LIGHT"
A middle-aged man and a high school escort make an agreement to fend off their loneliness for an hour.
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The people behind it
Jessica Bohl
Daphne / Britney
Richard Brundage
Buddy
Keith Herron
Priest
Eric Deskin
Mr. Wood
Bruce Koken
Father
James Ellsworth
Harlan
Amy Brienes
Sarah
Gail Herendeen
Mother
Tate Ellington
Mike
Chester Jones III
Tyler
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