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A Short History of Decay

2014·94 min

A Short History of Decay

Directed by Michael Maren

ComedyDrama

A failed Brooklyn writer, Nathan Fisher, visits his ailing parents in Florida. His mother has Alzheimer's and his father has recently had a stroke and his girlfriend has recently broken up with him.

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Emmanuelle Chriqui

Erika Bryce

Bryan Greenberg

Nathan

Bob Fisher

Kathleen Rose Perkins

Shelly

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Nancy Schreiber

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A Short History of Decay (2014) is about a failed Brooklyn writer, Nathan Fisher, visits his ailing parents in Florida. His mother has Alzheimer's and his father has recently had a stroke and his girlfriend has recently broken up with him.

Who directed A Short History of Decay?

Michael Maren directed A Short History of Decay (2014).

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