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The (Dead Mothers) Club

The (Dead Mothers) Club

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2014
1h 15m
6.5(4 votes)
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Three women whose paths never cross, yet are bound by the shared experience of losing their mothers during adolescence, exploring each one’s sometimes-complex relationship with her mother.

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