The Ego Death of Queen Cecilia (2024)

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In an effort to get back to the top, a washed-up YouTube star decides to blackmail an old high school rival. But when things go awry, she finds herself ensnared by a group of neo-nazis, trafficking drugs across the Texas / Mexico border.

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