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An unbearable tragedy — A path to redemtion

201998 min5.5 / 10

A deeply sorrowful portrait of grief and addiction in Appalachia, where a couple's loss of their daughter drives them toward prescription pills and the possibility of redemption.

When the strain of tragedy was too much for a young couple in Appalachia, prescription pills became the medicine to ease the pain.

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