Mean Dreams
“The law won't protect you”
DramaThriller
When two youngsters meet and fall for each other, they must go on the run from the girl's corrupt father, who is also the sheriff of the town.
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This film feels like a suffocating, autumnal dread. It’s a raw, desperate flight through a decaying small town, where young love clashes with grim reality and the looming threat of corrupt authority. A heavy, yet compelling, watch.
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small townchild abusesheriffparent child relationshipgas stationrunawaymotelforestfallcoming of agemoneymurderdirty coppolice corruptiondogillegal drugsyoung lovesmall town sheriff
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