Limbo (1999)

Director
John Sayles

Main cast
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio; David Strathairn; Vanessa Martinez; Kris Kristofferson

Genres
Adventure, Drama, Thriller

Description
Unconventional narrative about the interactions amongst a group of people in a small town in Alaska, each of whom has guards a secret.


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