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What My Mother Told Me

(1995)

Overview

Exquisitely beautiful and profoundly moving, What My Mother Told Me is a dramatic journey towards self discovery. The story focuses on Jesse, a young woman from England, who goes to Trinidad to bury her father. Reluctantly she agrees to meet her mother, whom she thought had abandoned her when she was a child. Her mother tells her stories, revealing a troubled and violent marriage, and Jesse is forced to face the truth about her past.

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Original TitleWhat My Mother Told Me

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1995-08-22

Original Language

Runtime 00h 57m

Genres

  • Drama