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A gripping comedy about letting go.
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Bright young student Raymond Aibelli is forced to sidetrack an important medical internship because his mother, Susan, is recovering from a broken leg. When he isn't tasked with the most mundane aspects of Susan's recuperation, Raymond finds distraction in a neighborhood girl, Toni Peck. But, as Susan begins relying on her son for both physical and emotional needs, Raymond starts developing disturbing and unwanted new yearnings.
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Directed by: Michael Mayers, David O. Russell
Written by: David O. Russell
Produced by: David O. Russell, Jon Resnik, Dean Silvers
Composed by: David Carbonara
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