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Mother

Mother
Release date: 2019-11-11
Rating: 6.8
Votes: 120
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Ten years have gone by since Elena's six-year old son has disappeared. The last thing she heard of him was a phone call he gave her, saying that he was lost on a beach in France and couldn't find his father. Nowadays, Elena lives on this same beach and manages a restaurant. She is finally beginning to emerge from this tragic episode when she meets a French teenager who strongly reminds her of her lost son. The two of them will embark on a relationship which will sow chaos and distrust around them.

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FrontrunnerParis

FrontrunnerParis

Seized in one minute, impossible to get off this emotional lift. A catharsis on a wire in a universe of unsaid. WTF!

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