Blackbird
Film Festival 2012
Blackbird
A Film by Jason Buxton
2012 - Canada - Drama - DCP - 1.85 - 103 min.
with Connor Jessup , Alexia Fast , Mike Buie & Alex Ozerov
Language: English
Produced by Marc Almon , David Miller & Jason Buxton
A rebellious teenager, falsely accused of planning a school massacre, must survive a harrowing conflict
with a prison gang leader while he attempts to prove his innocence to the community and those close to
him.
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