Manic Man

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Manic Man

2024

0h 4m

9.0(2 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Overview

Shane, battling social anxiety at a party, finds himself dissociating from his own body when social pressure pushes him to the brink, turning a simple gathering into a surreal escape from reality.

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7 featured cast members

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Remo Rivero

Shane

Noah Grant

Caleb

Sarah Mirabella

Isabella

Charnie Dondrea

Syd

Tracery Clark

Anthony

Simon Roger Ristow

Tobias

Jack Rasmussen

Tom

Creative team

Directed by: Fritz Frauendorf
Written by: Fritz Frauendorf
Produced by: Andrew Reyna
Fritz Frauendorf

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