‘Bruiser’ Is A Gut Punch To The Soul
‘Bruiser’ is an intense drama that explores unresolved childhood trauma and how it can affect the people around us.

1930, all of Paris was crystallized by a resounding trial: the pants trial. Indeed, Violette Morris, the impetuous and famous sportswoman of the 1920s, took legal action against the Automobile Club de France which withdrew her license. The cause: the insistent wearing of men's suits, pants.
‘Bruiser’ is an intense drama that explores unresolved childhood trauma and how it can affect the people around us.
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