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

Bas invites his friend Flor on a boys’ weekend in the French Ardennes to explore vulnerability. To facilitate this experiment, they adopt ‘Cowboy’ alter egos, in the hope that this role-play will help them get closer to themselves and to each other.
Magnolia focuses on how one’s childhood and trauma relate to their confidence and self.
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