The Small Back Room
DramaWarRomancestrong womanbombself sacrificeenglandself-destructionworld war iialcoholismalcoholicroadside bombexplosives expertmilitary weaponsbooby trap
A wartime drama about a damaged explosives expert battling both external danger and internal demons, anchored by a supportive romantic relationship amid the darkness of self-destruction.
As the Germans drop explosive booby-traps on 1943 Britain, the embittered expert who'll have to disarm them fights a private battle with alcohol.
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