Synopsis
Exploring what goes on behind the closed doors of a seemingly normal family in a sleepy village, and a mother whose 25-year lifeless marriage has caused an unnatural relationship with her son.
- Programme: BBC HD Film Shorts
- Series: 4
- Episode: 40950
- Channel: BBC HD
- Broadcast year: 2012
- Film Studies
Licence: ERA Licence required
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