Buffalo '66
Billy Brown just got out of jail. Now he’s going to serve some real time. He’s going home.
DramaRomanceComedyprisongamblingbowlingwinterkidnappingrelease from prisontap dancingstrip clubbathtubnew york stateex-concharacter study
An offbeat character study of a damaged ex-con's delusional attempt to reconstruct his life through kidnapping and pretense, blending dark comedy with genuine pathos.
Billy is released after five years in prison. In the next moment, he kidnaps teenage student Layla and visits his parents with her, pretending she is his girlfriend and they will soon marry.
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