Wallflower
How far would you go to get some sleep?
2025 · 13m
Drama, Horror
Directed by
Archie Hurwitz
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Wallflower
Overview
A university student suffering from insomnia discovers that knocking himself unconscious is the only way he can sleep at night, leading him down a dark spiral of self-destruction.
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