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Promises Written in Water(2010)
Status: Released
Date: 2010-09-07
55%
2 Votes
Time: 1h 15m
Overview:
Kevin is a long-time, professional assassin, specializing in the termination of life. Mallory is a wild, poetic, beautiful young woman confronting her terminal illness and eventual suicide. She reaches out to Kevin to take responsibility for her corpse once she passes, requesting his protection of her dead body’s dignity until her cremation. Kevin’s acceptance of this request causes uncomfortable self-reflection and changes the lens through which he views death.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $500,000.00
ProductionCompanies:
Vincent Gallo Films
Gray Daisy Films
Movie: Promises Written in Water
Top 10 Billed Cast
Vincent Gallo
Kevin
Delfine Bafort
Mallory
Lisa Love
Grieving Widow
Sage Stallone
The Mafioso
Hope Tomaselli
Dead Girl
Livia Treviño
Dead Girl's Mother
Patrick O'Connor
Dead Girl's Father
Nathalie Love
Waitress
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Overview
Kevin is a long-time, professional assassin, specializing in the termination of life. Mallory is a wild, poetic, beautiful young woman confronting her terminal illness and eventual suicide. She reaches out to Kevin to take responsibility for her corpse once she passes, requesting his protection of her dead body’s dignity until her cremation. Kevin’s acceptance of this request causes uncomfortable self-reflection and changes the lens through which he views death.
Release Date
2010-09-07
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5.5
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