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Mare of Easttown
Why this pick
Like Under the Banner of Heaven, it uses a devastating murder inquiry to probe faith, family loyalty, and a tight community’s buried wounds, with patient, character-first tension.
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SERIES2022 1h 5m / episode USA
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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 devout detective's faith is tested as he investigates a brutal murder that seems to be connected to an esteemed Utah family's spiral into LDS fundamentalism and their distrust in the government.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Andrew Garfield
Det. Jeb Pyre
Daisy Edgar-Jones
Brenda Lafferty
Sam Worthington
Ron Lafferty
Billy Howle
Allen Lfferty
Denise Gough
Dianna Lafferty
Chloe Pirrie
Matilda Lafferty
Rory Culkin
Samuel Lafferty
Adelaide Clemens
Rebecca Pyre