Desperation

Year: 2006

Runtime: 131 mins

Language: English

Director: Mick Garris

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In a barren settlement where nothing ever happens by accident, a ruthless sheriff rounds up a writer, a family, a couple and a hitchhiker, locking them together in a solitary jail cell. Trapped in the empty town of Desperation, they are forced to battle each other and the unknown threats that surround them, fighting for their very survival.

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