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202324 minPGdocumentary

Close to YOU

202324 minPGdocumentary

Ten years after her father's death, a daughter confronts her mother about the hidden truths surrounding their family's struggles with depression.

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Ten years after her father's death, a daughter confronts her mother about the hidden truths surrounding their family's struggles with depression.

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Yaqin Liudirector

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A young person reflects on their childhood as their father battled depression. For years, their mother concealed the truth about his struggles. After his death, she remarried and began to find happiness again. Meanwhile, the void left by their father's absence deepened the young person's feelings of anger and confusion. In an effort to reconnect, they attempt to communicate with their mother, seeking understanding and clarity in their changed relationship.

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