The Smile Man
When Life Knocks You Down, Just Grin and Bear It!
A dark comedy about a man forced to navigate life with a permanent smile despite physical trauma, balancing absurdist humor with the melancholy of disability.
A gentleman deals with the consequences of a car accident, which has left him with a spinal injury that means he has a permanent smile on his face.
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