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City of Refuge

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Drama · Crime

In this modern-day retelling of an Old Testament concept, a gang member flees pursuers seeking vengeance and finds himself in the small town of Refuge, Florida, where the residents welcome him in and help him discover the calling of God.

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Michael UdeLos
Ken BurkesAmen
Rose WilliamsReese
Lanre AdigunAndre
Dexter McKinneyDexter McKinneyCharlie
Sharonne LanierSharonne LanierMichelle
Michael RobertsCurt
Tyrell ScottBrother Bobby
Afton BrownSarah
Luci BrownElizabeth
Morgan TalleyGrace
Judah UdeIsaiah
Venus MoniqueNessa
Ian WilsonSam
Shalina RobisonDanni

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