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The Son's Room
Why this pick
Like After Love, it approaches sudden bereavement with restraint, following a family as ordinary routines become emotionally unrecognisable.
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MOVIE2020 1h 29m GBR
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
A 62-year-old Muslim convert suffers an identity crisis following the sudden death of her husband. Just after the burial, she discovers he has a secret just twenty-one miles across the English Channel in Calais.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Joanna Scanlan
Mary
Nathalie Richard
Genevieve
Nasser Memarzia
Ahmed
Talid Ariss
Solomon
Sudha Bhuchar
Farzanna
Adam Karim
Imran
Jeff Mizra
Ahmed (Voice)