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Dreams and Shadows is a american film of genre Drama directed by Tamarat Makonnen released in USA on 2 october 2009 with James Russo
Dreams and Shadows (2009)
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Add to a movie listDreams and Shadows is a 2009 American drama film written and directed by Tamarat Makonnen as his feature film debut, and stars James Russo and Shawn-Caulin Young. The film had its Los Angeles premiere at the American Film Institute in October 2009.
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Billy (Shawn-Caulin Young), a teenage outcast drifts into his own vivid imagination to escape his bleak surroundings. His father (James Russo) is a paraplegic whose own dreams of happiness have faded away in an alcoholic haze. In a twisted attempt to find his purpose in life, the teen hatches a plot to seek vengeance on the man who allegedly crippled his father many years ago. However, he soon finds that things aren't always what they seem, as his mission for revenge may ultimately become one for his very own survival.Actors
James Russo
(John Brunette)
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