Mendacity (2023)
A film about lying sons of lying bitches
Genre : Drama
Runtime : 1H 31M
Director : Reid Farrington
Writer : Sara Farrington
Synopsis
The 2020 U.S. election, January 6 insurrection, and transition of power are recast and retold in a radical transformation of Tennessee Williams's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
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