This bittersweet film goes under the skin of an astonishing story of broken dreams, loyalty and - perhaps - redemption, told by reluctantly-dutiful daughter Karen.
If there’s a fault, it’s that Guthrie’s own narration can tend towards the purple, but the film is good at illustrating the ways in which families almost can’t help but bruise one another as responsibility conflicts with personal ambition.
A crisis brings a family together in Karen Guthrie’s intimate documentary.
Cannot wait to see what Guthrie does next, or whether she’ll find a story as rich as this one.
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