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Jesus Freak (2003)

Jesus Freak poster
Directed by
Morgan Nichols
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 26m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A teenage girl in a small town struggles with her identity. She brings home a man who might be a migrant or a savior.

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What happens

Jesus Freak is a 2003 American micro-budget drama directed by Morgan Nichols. It stars Laura Lee Bahr, Regan Forman, Pete Kuzov, and Oded Gross, and tells the story of a teenage girl who, while struggling to find her identity in her small-minded town, brings home a man who is either her savior, a migrant Mexican, or both. The film was shot on location in Portales, New Mexico, where screenwriter and star Laura Lee Bahr grew up. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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