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| Edge City | |
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| Directed by | Eugene Martin |
| Written by | Eugene Martin |
| Produced by | Eugene Martin Lisa Rosenstein Cate Wilson |
| Starring | Charlie Hofheimer Heather Gottlieb Isidra Vega Bruce Kirkpatrick |
| Cinematography | Michael Pearlman |
| Edited by | Juli Vizza |
| Music by | Mario Grigorov |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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