Frownland
- director: Ronald Bronstein
- actor: Carmine Marino David Sandholm Dore Mann Paul Grimstad
Synopsis:
Social misfit and self-labeled “troll from under the bridge” Keith Sontag (Dore Mann) lives a sad and lonely existence in this disturbing black comedy — an Independent Spirit Award nominee — from director Ronald Bronstein. When he’s not trying to sell coupons door-to-door, Keith struggles with evicting his roommate from their seedy apartment, helping a friend who’s suicidal and just getting by as an outsider in the cruel city.
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