Julien Donkey-Boy
β 6.9 Β· 1999 Β· 100m Β· Drama
Undiagnosed, untreated and generally untethered schizophrenic Julien lives with his pregnant younger sister, anorexic aspiring wrestler brother, sympathetic grandmother, and severely depressed and abusive German father.
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