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Alive or Dead

2009-05-07 · 83 min · ★ 3.9

Horror · Thriller

While traveling down a desolate road, Maria comes upon an apparently abandoned school bus. A girl has written “Help Me” in one of the windows, and Maria quickly discovers the messy secrets that lie in the back of the bus. Maria soon finds herself hidden and trapped with the girl as the killer takes them on the ride of their lives. Their journey leads to a bizarre medieval castle nestled in the des

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Directors
Stephen Goetsch
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Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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Ann HensonMaria
Angelica MaySarah
Gretchen BusenitzGretchen
Thomas CmkovichThe Bus Driver
Flint EsquerraFrank
Diego De VargasHoward
Masao KitamuraBubbles
Dutch BergeronDr. Benson
J. Edwin LauerTerry (voice)

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