Ode to Joy | |
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Directed by | Jason Winer |
Screenplay by | Max Werner |
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Starring | |
Cinematography | David Robert Jones |
Edited by | Peter Teschner |
Music by | Jeremy Turner |
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Distributed by | IFC Films |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | United States [1] |
Language | English |
Box office | $17,303 [3] [1] |
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