Mad River is the downward spiral of a psychologically broken man. When he becomes obsessed with the new school teacher in town, Benjamin Elder’s world begins to fracture around him. Told from the inside out, Mad River is a unique view of insanity.
Jarrod Robbins
Benjamin Elder
Mad River is the downward spiral of a psychologically broken man. When he becomes obsessed with the new school teacher in town, Benjamin Elder’s world begins to fracture around him. Told from the inside out, Mad River is a unique view of insanity.
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