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Taste the Revolution

Taste the Revolution

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Taste the Revolution

2003

1h 28m

4.0(2 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

Two aspiring filmmakers chronicle the story of a charismatic revolutionary, Mac Laslow, and the group of disillusioned college students drawn together one summer to change the world. But without a unifying direction or clear goals, the movement descends into chaos.

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Mahershala Ali

Mahershala Ali

Mac Laslow

Alexander Bilu

Ramon Benes

Drew Cortese

Jacob Mathias

Jeremy Dubin

Elliot Friedman

Jen Nails

Mea Sweeney

Jeremy Beiler

Jeremy Beiler

Alistair McCormick

Erol Mars

Alex Walker

Arik Luck

Randall Rubin

Clay Allen

Mervyn Sweet

Colin Trevorrow

Colin Trevorrow

Backyard Activist / Bryan Carter

Creative team

Directed by: Daniel Klein
Written by: Daniel Klein
Produced by: Daniel Klein
David Linke

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