Prisoner's Daughter
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A character-driven drama about a dying man's desperate attempt at redemption through family reconnection, complicated by violence and the ghosts of his past.
Released from prison with terminal cancer, Max tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter and the grandson he’s never known. When his daughter’s abusive, drug-addicted ex-husband reappears, Max’s violent past comes back to haunt them all.
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