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Sequoia is a film of genre Drama released in USA on 9 march 2014 with Aly Michalka
Sequoia (2014)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 9 march 2014
Rating61%
Sequoia est un film américain réalisé par Andy Landen sorti aux États-Unis le 9 mars 2014.
Écrit par Andrew Rothschild, le film est sélectionné au South by Southwest.
Synopsis
Le film raconte l'histoire de Riley, une jeune femme de 23 ans, pleine de vie mais atteinte d'un cancer, qui décide de se rendre au parc national de Sequoia, en Californie, avec l'intention d'y mettre fin à ses jours pour éviter la déchéance physique qui l'attend, en décidant elle-même de sa mort. Ses projets suicidaires sont pourtant mis à mal par sa rencontre avec un jeune musicien raté à la vocation missionnaire.Actors
Aly Michalka
(Riley)
Joey Lauren Adams
(Bev)
Lou Diamond Phillips
(Colin)
Dustin Milligan
(Ogden)
Todd Lowe
(Oscar MacGrady)
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