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The Speed of Thought

The Speed of Thought

They know Everything but the Truth

20114.51h 34m

Overview

Joshua Lazarus (Nick Stahl) is a telepath who has been raised in a NSA foster home. Lazarus helps the government by using his abilities. He is told by the agency that the telepathy is a side effect of Widmann's Disease, and that he will become insane in time and eventually die from the illness. However, Lazarus meets a woman with similar powers (Mía Maestro) who does not have any sign of the disease, launching Lazarus to confront the lies he has been told

Directed by Evan Oppenheimer
Written by Evan Oppenheimer
Produced by Chris Romano
Box OfficeBudget: $2.0M0

Top Cast

Nick Stahl

Nick Stahl

Joshua Lazarus

Mía Maestro

Mía Maestro

Anna Manheim

Taryn Manning

Taryn Manning

Kira

Wallace Shawn

Wallace Shawn

Sandy

Blair Brown

Blair Brown

Bridger

E

Evan Oppenheimer

Boris

Alan Cox

Alan Cox

Alexei

Erik Palladino

Erik Palladino

Butler

Stefania Tortorella

Stefania Tortorella

Emily/Vanessa

Jorge Sabaté

Jorge Sabaté

Diaz

Themes & Keywords

telepathynational security agency (nsa)fugitive

About The Speed of Thought

The Speed of Thought is a action, thriller, science fiction film released in 2011 exploring themes of telepathy, national security agency (nsa), fugitive. Directed by Evan Oppenheimer, it stars Nick Stahl, Mía Maestro, Taryn Manning. Joshua Lazarus (Nick Stahl) is a telepath who has been raised in a NSA foster home. Lazarus helps the government by using his abilities. He is told by the agency that the telepathy is a side effect of Widmann's Disease, and that he will become insane in time and eventually die from the illness. However, Lazarus meets a woman with similar powers (Mía Maestro) who does not have any sign of the disease, launching Lazarus to confront the lies he has been told

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