CINEHUNCH / YOUR NEXT CHAPTER

A FRESH ALLOWANCE AT MIDNIGHT · ISTANBUL TIME

Back to the finderTHE FILM / 2016
Always Shine posterA FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOK

THE FEATURE PRESENTATION

MOVIE2016 1h 25m USA

IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU

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Always Shine

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CINEHUNCH / THE NEXT FRAME

Keep the feeling.

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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

Beth (Caitlin FitzGerald) is an actress who is finally beginning to have commercial success appearing in cinematic thrillers and beer commercials which routinely require nudity. She plans a weekend getaway to Big Sur with her best friend Anna (Mackenzie Davis), a struggling actress who works for free in student films.

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Mackenzie Davis

Mackenzie Davis

Anna

Caitlin FitzGerald

Beth

Lawrence Michael Levine

Jesse

Alexander Koch

Alexander Koch

Matt

Khan Baykal

Paul

Colleen Camp

Colleen Camp

Sandra

Michael Lowry

Vic

Jane Adams

Jane Adams

Summer