Brick
A detective story.
DramaMysteryCrimedrug dealerhigh schoolcaliforniaex-girlfriendinvestigationmanipulationlone wolfhalloween partymurderdisappearancewhodunitdrugs
A hardboiled neo-noir mystery transplanted to high school, where a paranoid loner navigates a criminal underworld with cynical intelligence and emotional isolation.
A teenage loner pushes his way into the underworld of a high school crime ring to investigate the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend.
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