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Between stealing bicycles and breaking into cars, Denny's only social outlet is spending time with his mother who loves reading correspondence from their Japanese family overseas. Denny's loneliness pushes him to sign up for a penpal service from a classified-ad. He begins writing letters to a woman named Tess, whom he develops feelings for, but lies to about his nonexistent wealth and success. Unbeknownst to Denny, the penpal service is a scheme Tess and her real-life boyfriend, Maury, run to take advantage of the lonely. Tess and Maury find themselves in financial trouble of their own and decide to travel to Denny to take him for all he's worth. Upon arrival they find that things aren’t what they seemed in Denny's letters.

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Brett Arnold

At the Movies Again

3 days ago

A thoughtful and engrossing low-budget indie thriller with complex and interesting characters. Seek it out!

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Mark Dujsik

Mark Reviews Movies

4 days ago

3/4

[T]he characters grab us here ... because we see the deep sadness ... that connects them...

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

Sep 22, 2026

A taut, unpredictable and gripping psychological thriller that also serves as provocative character study.

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Rachel Wagner

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Aug 21, 2026

Builds the tension well as the characters are making a series of poor decisions. An effective little crime thriller

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Dominic Griffin

The Baltimore Beat

Jul 24, 2026

Riches avails himself well as a storyteller and a performer, instantly making him a talent to watch for the future.

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Rubén Rosario

MiamiArtZine

Apr 13, 2026

Rather, the bloodletting comes across as an unsavory obligation.

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Monoj D

@Mr_Billions 1 day ago

A thoughtful, intimate and emotionally honest coming-of-age film with excellent performances and a lot of heart. ❤️🎬

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Denny

Sarah Coffey

Tess

Kimball Farley

Maury

Eric McGraw

Charles Chandler

Stephen Kerr

Jerry

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Between stealing bicycles and breaking into cars, Denny's only social outlet is spending time with his mother who loves reading correspondence from their Japanese family overseas. Denny's loneliness pushes him to sign up for a penpal service from a classified-ad. He begins writing letters to a woman named Tess, whom he develops feelings for, but lies to about his nonexistent wealth and success. Unbeknownst to Denny, the penpal service is a scheme Tess and her real-life boyfriend, Maury, run to take advantage of the lonely. Tess and Maury find themselves in financial trouble of their own and decide to travel to Denny to take him for all he's worth. Upon arrival they find that things aren’t what they seemed in Denny's letters.

Director: Kenny Riches
Producer: Jesse R. Brown, Kenny Riches, Jack Hessler, Dave Moppert
Screenwriter: Kenny Riches
Distributor: Dualist
Production Co: Dualist
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 25, 2026, Limited
Runtime: 1h 44m

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