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Quicksand

Quicksand

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2021
1h 53m
5.7(3 votes)
Drama

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A young woman finds herself struggling to maintain her mental health and grounded family life on a rural Dutch island when her capricious, city-dwelling thespian mother falls incurably ill and expects her increasingly regular company and assistance.

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