Burning Bodhi

Burning Bodhi

R 2016 · 93 min · ★ 4.1 · Drama

Lifelong friends stumble back home after high school when word goes out on Facebook that the most popular among them has died. Old girlfriends, boyfriends, new lovers, parents, your first dead friend - how do people deal? The reunion stirs up sticky feelings of love, longing and regret, and the novelty of forgiveness, mortality and gratitude.

Directed by Matthew McDuffie · Written by Matthew McDuffie

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