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The Sacred Disease

2016-05-21 · 28 min · Not rated

Drama · Thriller

A bereaved epileptic ditches her pills and follows a mysterious woman to the outskirts of her town, where she slips back into the fearsome yet ecstatic throes of the seizure.

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Directors
Erica Scoggins
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Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Kyla LedesAngie
Abby EilandAbby EilandNicole
Rebecca LinesRebecca LinesJanet
Susannah DevereuxSusannah DevereuxDenise
Amber ScogginsNurse
Derek MclenithanDaniel
Shannon FullerCook
Pete RobinsonDiner Patron
Julia ScogginsDiner Patron
Woo KellyDiner Patron
Scott KellyDiner Patron
ChristianDiner Patron
Helen BrellDiner Patron
Chris MilesDiner Patron
Becky JenkinsReceptionist
Amy DriggersPatient
Nora DriggersPatient
Dale ScogginsPatient
George LeprePatient
Sinah OberNight Woman

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