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Black Conflux (2019)

Black Conflux poster
Directed by
Nicole Dorsey
Genre
drama film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
R
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A teenage girl in Newfoundland tries to break free from her family and find her own path. She gets involved with a troubled young man whose behavior grows increasingly erratic and dangerous.

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What happens

Black Conflux is a 2019 Canadian drama film written and directed by Nicole Dorsey in her feature directorial debut. Starring Ella Ballentine, Ryan McDonald, Luke Bilyk, Olivia Scriven, Sofia Banzhaf, and Lawrence Barry, the film follows a teenage girl from Newfoundland and Labrador whose quest for independence leads her into the orbit of a mentally unstable and potentially violent man in his twenties. The film premiered in the Discovery section at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2019, and was commercially screened on the Digital TIFF Bell Lightbox in 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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