Raising Riven
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Devan Sharma is a struggling actor in Los Angeles, drifting between failed auditions and making ends meet as a barista - but on a late-night walk along the Santa Monica Pier with his best friend Haden, a sudden evacuation throws them into the path of a lost child, and one impulsive decision changes their lives forever.
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