Some Boys Don't Leave

Some Boys Don't Leave

PG 2009 · 17 min · ★ 6.5 · Drama

Some Boys Don't Leave is the story of what happens when the break-up happens but the break does not. 'Boy' is forced to come to terms with the fact that 'Girl' no longer wants him around. The only problem is he just can't seem to leave their once shared apartment. 'Girl' decides to keep living her life around him; while he remains, watching at a distance. In time, each decides to go in his or her own distinctly different directions. 'Boy' soon finds that sometimes the greatest distance we are asked to travel is one within ourselves.

Directed by Maggie Kiley · Written by Maggie Kiley

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Jesse Eisenberg The Boy
Eloise Mumford The Girl
Jennifer Rau The Phone Friend
Keith Stone The Braugh

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