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Neira, a second-year junior high school student, is known as a role model at school. Her seemingly perfect life comes crashing down after a video of her fight with a classmate goes viral. Neira experiences psychological stress, withdraws into herself, and loses her will to live. Her family decides to send Neira to live with her grandfather. In this new environment, Neira rediscovers hope. Together with her new friends, Neira builds a reading garden and a Spelling Bee practice center for underprivileged children. She then returns to her old school to participate in the Spelling Bee competition and successfully achieves success, while simultaneously healing the wounds of her past.
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Neira, a second-year junior high school student, is known as a role model at school. Her seemingly perfect life comes crashing down after a video of her fight with a classmate goes viral. Neira experiences psychological stress, withdraws into herself, and loses her will to live. Her family decides to send Neira to live with her grandfather. In this new environment, Neira rediscovers hope. Together with her new friends, Neira builds a reading garden and a Spelling Bee practice center for underprivileged children. She then returns to her old school to participate in the Spelling Bee competition and successfully achieves success, while simultaneously healing the wounds of her past.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Rusmin Nuryadin
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Runtime:104 minutes
Studio:DL Entertainment
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