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Brutal
Brutal is a surrealist, psychological thriller that focuses on a young mother named Maya. Set in a bleak, menacing, nightmarish tower-block, Brutal addresses the consequences of systematic societal shame brought upon women who are faced with the decision of bringing an unwanted child that has been conceived non-consensually into the world and the subsequent inner turmoil that proceeds it.
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Brutal is a surrealist, psychological thriller that focuses on a young mother named Maya. Set in a bleak, menacing, nightmarish tower-block, Brutal addresses the consequences of systematic societal shame brought upon women who are faced with the decision of bringing an unwanted child that has been conceived non-consensually into the world and the subsequent inner turmoil that proceeds it.
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