A big-city lawyer unearths grim family secrets while defending his estranged father in a murder trial.
Intimate and melancholy. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Prime Video.
Nothing past what an R promises: some innuendo or implied sex and some violence.
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A successful lawyer returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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