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David (2020)

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Directed by
Zach Woods
Genre
comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
11 min
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A therapist struggles to balance his responsibilities between his wrestler son and his suicidal patient. The catch is that they are both named David.

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What happens

David is a 2020 American comedy-drama short film, directed by Zach Woods and written by Woods and Brandon Gardner. It stars Will Ferrell, William Jackson Harper and Fred Hechinger. It concerns a therapist's attempts to balance his relationships between his wrestler son and his suicidal patient, both named David. It is distributed worldwide by the International Production & Distribution company Salaud Morisset. It had its world premiere at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2020. It was the only American short film selected for the 2020 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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