A cynical fairy tale writer and a selfless caregiver find unexpected healing in a darkly comic romance.
Melancholy and romantic, with dark satire. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Netflix.
No surprises for a TV-MA: some innuendo or implied sex and some violence.
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Desperate to escape from his emotional baggage and the heavy responsibility he’s had all his life, a psychiatric ward worker begins to heal with help from the unexpected – a woman who writes fairy tales but doesn’t believe in them.
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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