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Acute Misfortune(2018)
Status: Released
Date: 2018-08-04
33%
6 Votes
Time: 1h 30m
Endurance is more important than truth.
Overview:
The film adaptation of Erik Jensen's award-winning biography of Adam Cullen is the story of the biographer and his subject, as it descends into a dependent and abusive relationship.
Languages: English.
Countries:
Australia
ProductionCompanies: 
Plot Media
Blackheath Film
Soundfirm
Movie: Acute Misfortune
Top 8 Billed Cast
Daniel Henshall
Adam Cullen
Toby Wallace
Erik Jensen
Geneviève Lemon
Geneviève Lemon
Max Cullen
Kevin Cullen
Rowland Holmes
Policeman
Steve Mouzakis
Jim
Joanne Samuel
Magistrate
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