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Two popular teen boys, best friends since childhood, discover their lives, families, and girlfriends dramatically upended after an unexpected incident occurs on the night of a 17th birthday party.


A creative and driven teenager is desperate to escape his hometown and the haunting memories of his turbulent childhood.

Connor Jessup
Oscar Madly (18)

Aaron Abrams
Peter Madly

Joanne Kelly
Brin Madly

Aliocha Schneider
Wilder

Sofia Banzhaf
Gemma

Jack Fulton
Oscar Madly (9)

Mary Walsh
Allison

Isabella Rossellini
Buffy (voice)
Jinji Dawson
Anna
Meghan Cullen
Kathryn
Closet Monster is a drama, fantasy, mystery film released in 2016 exploring themes of hamster, tree house, rejection, bullying, newfoundland and labrador, coming of age. Directed by Stephen Dunn, it stars Connor Jessup, Aaron Abrams, Joanne Kelly. A creative and driven teenager is desperate to escape his hometown and the haunting memories of his turbulent childhood.
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