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Being Flynn

We're All Works In Progress

Rating 6.2 / 10Release March 2, 2012Runtime 102 min

Working in a Boston homeless shelter, Nick Flynn re-encounters his father, a con man and self-proclaimed poet. Sensing trouble in his own life, Nick wrestles with the notion of reaching out yet again to his dad.

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