The author's documentary film gets to the heart of the mother-son relationship with the help of interviews and family pictures. Through feeling the boundaries of different life attitudes, we move away and get closer. Like a mother who framed her son's sexual orientation with prayers, and like a son who loves his mother above all else. In the end, the most important thing remains: love.
Peter Podolský
The author's documentary film gets to the heart of the mother-son relationship with the help of interviews and family pictures. Through feeling the boundaries of different life attitudes, we move away and get closer. Like a mother who framed her son's sexual orientation with prayers, and like a son who loves his mother above all else. In the end, the most important thing remains: love.
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