Days of August

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Days of August

"The eyes of the people are open."

2025

1h 24m

6.0(1 votes)

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In a dystopian America dominated by a tyrannical police state, a stirring revolution clashes with a forbidden romance.

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10 featured cast members

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Santiago Sepulveda

Godfrey Kilpatrick

Teryn Macallan

August Dupree

Logan Gould

Solomon

Nicolas Toner

Malcolm

Thomas McCarthy

Winston Kilpatrick

Sarah Schmidt

Vera

Lorenzo Zottoli

Virgil Foster

Lucas Bradanini

Mercer Brisley

Zayna Carabello

Adelaide

Joe Yung

Corporal Barrett

Creative team

Directed by: Mackenzie Marsteller
Written by: James Knowles
Sophie Montgomery
Produced by: Luca Huff

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