The Dream of a Ridiculous Man

The Dream of a Ridiculous Man

The Dream of a Ridiculous Man

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The Dream of a Ridiculous Man

"How Can You Live and Have No Story to Tell"

2027

0h 25m

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A man driven by isolation and a nihilistic view decides to end his own life, but on the evening of his fateful decision he has chance encounters with a woman on a bridge, a young girl in a cemetery, and a fantastical dream that challenges his own ideologies.

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Cutter Acker

The Ridiculous Man

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Madison Grant

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Zoey Reyes

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