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Dream for an Insomniac(1996)
Status: Released
Date: 1996-04-18
50%
39 Votes
Time: 1h 27m
A dreamer who couldn't sleep. An author who couldn't write. A friend who couldn't help but help.
Overview:
A girl with insomnia who works in a coffee house has impossibly high standards for her love and fears she will never meet a worthy man. Then in walks a new employee and they click - until she discovers he has a girlfriend. Undaunted, she moves to L.A. with a friend sure that he will dump the girlfriend and follow her. She puts all her faith in fate and hopes for the best.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Tritone Productions
Movie: Dream for an Insomniac
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