Desperation

Name: Desperation
Director: Zach Lipovsky, Adam Stein
Genre: Based on, Supernatural, survival, Suspense

Zach Lipovsky, Adam Stein · United States of America

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Stranded in a remote desert town where something evil has awakened, a group of travelers must fight to survive when a sadistic, possessed cop turns routine arrests into a relentless fight for their lives.

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