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When two youngsters meet and fall for each other, they must go on the run from the girl's corrupt father, who is also the sheriff of the town.


“Evil Always Begins Somewhere.”
An intimate portrait of a 9 year old sociopath as he discovers his taste for killing.

David Morse
John

Rainn Wilson
William Colby
Jared Breeze
Ted Henley

Bill Sage
Sheriff Deacon Whit

Mike Vogel
Dad

Zuleikha Robinson
Mom

Aiden Lovekamp
Ben

David Valencia
Marcus

Andrés Echavarría
Clayton
Amalia Santa Maria
Jennifer
The Boy is a drama, horror, thriller film released in 2015 exploring themes of motel, murder, drifter, desert, based on short story, remote. Directed by Craig William Macneill, it stars David Morse, Rainn Wilson, Jared Breeze. An intimate portrait of a 9 year old sociopath as he discovers his taste for killing.
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