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202587 minPGdocumentary

8.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Mailin

202587 minPGdocumentary

8.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

A young girl recounts her traumatic experience of 15 years of abuse by a priest while striving to provide her daughter with a safe and loving childhood.

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María Silvia Esteve

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A young girl recounts her traumatic experience of 15 years of abuse by a priest while striving to provide her daughter with a safe and loving childhood.

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María Silvia Esteve

María Silvia Estevedirector

María Silvia Esteve

María Silvia Estevewriter

Mailin Gobbocast

Mónica Villafañecast

Leandra De Filippiscast

Synopsis

While telling her daughter a bedtime story, Mailin pieces her memories back together. What could have been a fairy tale turns out to be the story of a young girl who suffered abuse from a priest for 15 years. It’s a long journey towards healing and justice, but also the chance to offer her daughter the childhood she never had.

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