Recruit Rosenberg (2007)
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Runtime : 22M
Director : Efraim Klein, Max Blecker
Synopsis
When Doran Miller-Rosenberg makes the unexpected decision to join the Marines, his friends Max Blecker and Efraim Klein begin to make a short film about this decision. Over the course of five months, they interview Doran, his friends and his family, to not only document Doran's experiences, but also to reveal the reasoning behind this drastic decision.
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