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Free Hugs (2011) | Slate

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Rated 5.2 on TMDB

Free Hugs

Free Hugs captures the "rock bottom" moment of post-breakup wallowing, when friends lose their patience, and the pitiless world moves on without you. We follow the hilariously bitter Billie as she attempts to find catharsis through comfort food (and wine), sawing her belongings in half and attacking a particularly meaningful local monument. Ultimately Billie must slam into the harsh reality of heartbreak before she can understand that sometimes the purest form of love is a free hug from a stranger.

Released: 2011
Runtime: 24m
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Country: United States of America
Language: English

Direction and writing

Olivia WildeDirector, Writer

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Cast

Jaclyn JonetBillie
Sarah BurnsSydney
Megalyn EchikunwokeMegan

Aziz AnsariMike

Bryn MooserWaiter

Olivia WildeHead Hooper

Justin LongCheckout Boy

Pollyanna RoseBeautiful Blonde

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