Mary Goes Round
Dramafamily relationshipscancerbreak-upchildhood homeestranged fathersubstance abusewoman directorstepsiblingsalcoholics anonymousdui
A character-driven drama about redemption and fractured family bonds, where a woman confronts her own demons while reconnecting with estranged relatives in the shadow of terminal illness.
When a substance abuse counsellor gets arrested for a DUI and returns to her hometown of Niagara Falls, she learns that her estranged father is dying of cancer and wants her to form a bond with her teenage half-sister that she's never met.
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