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Akron(2015)
Status: Released
Date: 2015-10-06
73%
162 Votes
Time: 1h 28m
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Overview:
Benny, a college freshman at the University of Akron, Ohio meets and falls for fellow freshman Christopher at a football game. With the support of their families and friends they embark on a new relationship. But a tragic event in the past involving their mothers soon comes to light and threatens to tear them apart.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Towpath Productions
Movie: Akron
Top 7 Billed Cast
Matthew Frias
Benny Cruz
Edmund Donovan
Christopher Welling
Andréa Burns
Lenora Cruz
Joseph Melendez
David Cruz
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