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202688 minPGdocumentary

9.5/ 10(2 ratings)• TMDB

A Secret Heart

202688 minPGdocumentary

9.5/ 10(2 ratings)• TMDB

Lilou, a 64-year-old former father, embraces a new life filled with DIY projects, gardening, and family healing after four years of transformation.

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Lilou, a 64-year-old former father, embraces a new life filled with DIY projects, gardening, and family healing after four years of transformation.

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Tom Fontenilledirector

Valentine Bonnazwriter

Tom Fontenillewriter

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Over the last 4 years, Lilou left her secret life behind, becoming a 64-year-old woman who enjoys DIY, gardening, cycling and looking after her grandchildren. As I accompanied her through her transformation, I filmed a family healing its wounds and reinventing a place for everyone. This is my family, Lilou is my father.

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