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

In the Argentine Pampas, life seems to be on hold. A prolonged drought is killing off the livestock and threatening the existence of Omar, a farmer, his nonagenarian mother and Libertad, his 4-year-old granddaughter.
Magnolia focuses on how one’s childhood and trauma relate to their confidence and self.
This is a film that is going to leave some people bored, and some people thrilled.
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