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Strings (2011)

Strings poster
Directed by
Mark Dennis, Ben Foster
Genre
science fiction film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 38m
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A musician learns that his therapist is secretly manipulating patients to commit crimes. The story follows the musician as he uncovers the therapist's dangerous methods.

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What happens

Strings is a 2011 American dramatic thriller film about a musician who discovers his therapist manipulates patients into committing crimes. The film is the product of the Texas filmmaking team, Mark Dennis and Ben Foster. It was written, produced, and directed by Dennis and was produced and directed by Foster. Dennis and Foster graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with degrees in Radio/TV/Film and are both musicians. The extremely low-budget film collected major awards at film festivals across the United States in 2011 and 2012. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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