Estranged (film)

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Estranged
Directed by D. J. Matrundola
Written byRaphaël Simard
D. J. Matrundola
Produced byD. J. Matrundola
Daniel Archambault
Agathe Gravel
StarringFreya Ravensbergen
Éléonore Lamothe
Paul Burke
CinematographyNelson Gauthier
Edited byD.J. Matrundola
Music byMartin Maheux
Raphaël Simard
Release date
  • September 1, 2006 (2006-09-01)
Running time
20 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Estranged is a 2006, 20-minute short film directed by D. J. Matrundola. The film is about a character named Chloe who is forced to reunite with her estranged brother, Julian, and drive down to their mother's hometown. Julian shows up with a precocious twelve-year-old girl named Suzy, unwanted by her divorcing parents and hitching a ride to her aunt's house.

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