Tape

Tape

Some things can't be erased.

R 2001 · 87 min · ★ 6.9 · Drama

Jon, a first-time filmmaker, finds himself in Lansing, Michigan to present his film at a local film festival. Vince, his high school friend who is now a volunteer fireman and small-time drug dealer, also visits the town to support Jon on his big day, or so it seems. After a raucous hello and much backslapping, it appears that there is an undercurrent of tension in the air.

Directed by Richard Linklater · Written by Stephen Belber

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