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A Fragile Relationship Tested By Freedom In 'Outside In'

Writer/director Lynn Shelton's latest film is about a man (Jay Duplass) freed from wrongful imprisonment thanks to the work of a woman (Edie Falco). The movie asks: What now?
Carol (Edie Falco) and Chris (Jay Duplass) share an intimate moment in Lynn Shelton's <em>Outside In.</em>

What happens to a relationship when its rules change?

That's a question writer/director Lynn Shelton has spent a good part of her filmmaking career answering in a series of intimate indie comedies like and. Her latest, , stars Edie Falco and Jayjust prove possible.

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