A young girl's lie devastates a romance, and a lifetime of regret unfolds with measured melancholy.
Romantic and intimate. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
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Moderate sex and nudity, and strong violence, about what an R should carry.
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A young girl irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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