Idle Hands
Have you ever thought about taking your hands off the wheel?
A day in the life of Laura and Corey, a married couple struggling with mental health issues.Corey has lost his job to alcoholism and is now trapped in a spiral of depressive hedonia, constantly in haste for the next fleeting high.
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A day in the life of Laura and Corey, a married couple struggling with mental health issues. Corey has lost his job to alcoholism and is now trapped in a spiral of depressive hedonia, constantly in haste for the next fleeting high. Laura has found herself in a life confined by societal expectations, serving a life term of supporting her husband who is paralyzed by depression and addiction, and hopelessly wishing for a better life she'll never afford. The young couple live with clashing internal lives, Corey secretly coming closer to actualizing his suicidal ideation while Laura secretly hides a discovery that may weigh the couple deeper into an existential hell
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- Budget
- $2
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- Release date
- Jul 23, 2024
- Runtime
- 0h 14m
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- Language
- English
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