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Please Stand By

2017 · Movie · 93 min
C

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65/100

Averaged across 8 ratings · 44K votes

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Wendy, a young autistic woman with a passion for "Star Trek," has written a detailed screenplay for a writing competition. Feeling stifled in her group home, she runs away on a journey from Oakland to Hollywood to personally deliver her script to the Paramount Pictures studio before the deadline. Her trip across California is filled with challenges that test her resourcefulness and independence, as her caretaker and sister try to find her.

Details

Director
Ben Lewin
Based on
a work by Michael Golamco
Released
26 January 2018
Country
United States
Language
English
Runtime
93 min
Rated
PG-13

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