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200457 minPGdocumentary

10.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Family Dynamics

Our Summer

200457 minPGdocumentary

10.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

A middle-aged woman in a family grapples with generational cycles and seeks to change her life’s direction during a transformative summer.

Family Dynamics

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A middle-aged woman in a family grapples with generational cycles and seeks to change her life’s direction during a transformative summer.

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Mika Ronkainen

Mika Ronkainendirector

Mika Ronkainen

Mika Ronkainenwriter

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A documentary film about the phases of a family and the cycle of generations. A story about a middle-aged woman who decides to change the direction of development, even just for one summer.

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