Slow Burn

Year: 1986

Runtime: 92 mins

Language: English

Director: Matthew Chapman

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Jacob Asch is hired by Gerald McMurty to locate Gerald’s ex‑wife Laine and their son in Palm Springs. Jacob tracks down Laine and a teen named Donnie, who may or may not be Gerald’s child. He uncovers a tangled web of deceit and betrayal that spirals toward murder, and he commits himself to solving the mystery and identifying the killer before dusk.

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