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A Lonely Place for Dying (2009)

A Lonely Place for Dying poster
Directed by
Justin Eugene Evans
Genre
action film, spy film, thriller film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
3.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Soviet defector hiding in a small American town draws the attention of FBI agents and KGB operatives. A young man gets caught between the two sides as tensions escalate toward a violent conclusion.

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What happens

A Lonely Place for Dying is a 2008 American independent thriller drama film directed by Justin Eugene Evans and produced by James Cromwell. Starring Ross Marquand, Michael Wincott, Michael Scovotti and James Cromwell, the film is set in 1972 during the Cold War. The film's score was composed by Brent Daniels. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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