What 'Magnolia' Says About Childhood Trauma
Magnolia focuses on how one’s childhood and trauma relate to their confidence and self.

Mei Yen is a beautician who often makes her clients up. One day she accepts an invitation to attend a make-up party and helps her clients to make themselves up. Unexpectedly, she meets her boyfriend Chi Hua. Chi Hua is a private car driver who regularly takes his clients to their destinations upon payment of a fee. Without letting Mei Yen know that he will join the party, he appears in the party and has fun with his newly acquainted girlfriend Helen. As a result, he and Mei Yen quarrel and break up...
Magnolia focuses on how one’s childhood and trauma relate to their confidence and self.
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