"As the afternoon heat sets in, Maxime feels the weight of each passing moment."
A hot summer day. A half-unpacked house. A mother who needs room to breathe, and a child who needs space to truly exist. As the afternoon heat turns oppressive, time seems to move entirely differently for each person.
Agathe Ledoux
Maxime
Gabrielle Poulin
Mère
Simone Bellemare-Ledoux
Frédérique
A hot summer day. A half-unpacked house. A mother who needs room to breathe, and a child who needs space to truly exist. As the afternoon heat turns oppressive, time seems to move entirely differently for each person.
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