''Bringing Rain'' is a 2003 independent film written and directed by Noah Buschel. It premiered at the 2003

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and was released on DVD on September 20, 2005. It won first prize at the

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for directorial debut.

Plot

A car accident involving

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star Clay Askins (Grenier) and his swimmer girlfriend Neisha Sanders (Butler) indirectly affects the lives of a small group of students living at a

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boarding school.

Cast

Adrian Grenier Adrian Sean Grenier (born July 10, 1976) is an American actor, producer, director and musician. He is best known for his portrayal of Vincent Chase in the television series ''Entourage'' (2004–2011). He has appeared in films such as ''Drive Me ...

as Clay Askins * Niesha Butler as Neisha Sanders *

Merritt Wever Merritt Carmen Wever (born August 11, 1980) is an American actress. She is known for starring as a perennially upbeat young nurse in ''Nurse Jackie'' (2009–2015), an intrepid widow in the Netflix period miniseries '' Godless'' (2017), and a de ...

as Monica Greenfield *

Paz de la Huerta María de la Paz Elizabeth Sofía Adriana de la Huerta y Bruce (; born September 3, 1984), known professionally as Paz de la Huerta, is an American actress and model. She had roles in the films ''The Cider House Rules'' (1999) and ''A Walk to Re ...

as Dakota Cunningham *

Ryan Donowho Ryan Wayne Donowho (born September 20, 1980) is an American actor and musician. Early life Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Donowho appeared as an uncredited extra in "Varsity Blues (film)", a film shot in his home state of Texas. Donowho mov ...

as Atlee Surnamer *

Larisa Oleynik Larisa Romanovna Oleynik (; born June 7, 1981) is an American actress who became a teen idol in the 1990s. Born in Santa Clara and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, Oleynik began her career as a child actor, first appearing ...

as Ori Swords *

Noah Fleiss Noah Fleiss (born April 16, 1984) is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor, making his film debut as the eponymous Sam Whitney in ''Josh and S.A.M.'' (1993). Subsequently, he played the title character in '' Joe the King'' (1999 ...

as Marcus Swords *

Rodrigo Lopresti Rodrigo Lopresti (born September 6, 1976) is an American-Argentine actor, musician and film director who lives in Brooklyn, New York. Biography Personal life Rodrigo Lopresti was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the youngest of two children. Lo ...

as Reb Babbitt * Ray Santiago as John Bell * Alexis Dziena as Lysee Key *

Olek Krupa Aleksander Krupa (born 18 March 1947), often credited as Olek Krupa, is a Polish actor, active in film and television roles and best known for playing villains and/or criminals, such as in ''Eraser'', ''Blue Streak'', ''Home Alone 3'' as Peter B ...

as Headmaster Gula *

Val Emmich Val Matthew Emmich ( ; born 1979) is an American writer, singer-songwriter, author, and actor. He has had roles on HBO's ''Vinyl'', NBC's ''30 Rock'', Showtime's '' The Big C'', and ABC's ''Ugly Betty''. He is the author of ''The New York Tim ...

as Prentiss Bergen *

Nathalie Paulding Nathalie Nicole Paulding is an actress; she has performed in American theatre, film, and television. Early life Living in Hollywood, Florida, in 1994, Paulding was enrolled in the Little Flower Montessori School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at ...

as Mu

References

External links

* 2003 films American independent films 2003 drama films American drama films 2003 directorial debut films 2003 independent films 2000s English-language films Films directed by Noah Buschel 2000s American films {{indie-drama-film-stub