Answers to Nothing (2011)
Director
Matthew Leutwyler
Main cast
Dane Cook; Elizabeth Mitchell; Julie Benz; Barbara Hershey
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Description
Against the backdrop of a missing girl case, lost souls throughout Los Angeles search for meaning and redemption and affect each other in ways they don't always see.
Matthew Leutwyler
Main cast
Dane Cook; Elizabeth Mitchell; Julie Benz; Barbara Hershey
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Description
Against the backdrop of a missing girl case, lost souls throughout Los Angeles search for meaning and redemption and affect each other in ways they don't always see.
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