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201616 minPGdoc-short

Naomi's Secret

201616 minPGdoc-short

Naomi rarely sees her mother, who lives in a psychiatric hospital, and wants her best friend Sam to finally meet her.

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Naomi rarely sees her mother, who lives in a psychiatric hospital, and wants her best friend Sam to finally meet her.

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Saskia Gubbelsdirector

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Naomi rarely sees her mother. Her mother lives in a psychiatric hospital. Naomi wants her best friend Sam to meet her mother. Naomi arranges a visit at the facility. The film follows their preparation and conversation. It shows their feelings about the situation. Naomi reflects on her relationship with her mother throughout. The documentary runs for 16 minutes and was released in 2016.

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