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For a Few Moments

For a Few Moments

She wants your shrimp pasta

2024 · 19 min · Drama

A troubled corrections officer pays a visit to a man he’s never met to request he cook a last meal for his ex-girlfriend on death row; one that will kill her before her execution the following morning.

Directed by Chris Pocchia · Written by Victor Polizu

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