Three generations of women confront family secrets with witty humor and heartwarming intimacy, even as melancholy breezes through.
Intimate, with dry wit. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
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The thing to know: strong sex and nudity, more than an R usually carries. Beyond that, some violence and mild language.
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Three generations of women deal with family secrets while surviving the east wind, fire, insanity, superstition, lies and even death.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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