Point of Origin (2002)

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An arson investigator searching for the perpetrator of a string of deadly fires in 1980s California.
Release Date
Jun 20, 2002
Runtime
01h 26m
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An arson investigator searching for the perpetrator of a string of deadly fires in 1980s California.

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