Back Fork
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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The Bird Who Could Fly
Duration: 0 h 19 m | 2017
Arthur, a young Korean-American, tries to manage one brother, sentenced to spend his life in jail; his other brother, a drug addict; and pressure from their Korean-born mother.
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