AWOL | |
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Directed by | Deb Shoval |
Screenplay by | Deb Shoval Karolina Waclawiak |
Based on | AWOL by Deb Shoval |
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Cinematography | Gal Deren |
Edited by | Jeffrey Wolf |
Music by | Gingger Shankar |
Production companies | Race Point Films Public Square Films |
Distributed by | The Orchard |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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