Julie was shocked when her elderly mother (Shirley) revealed she had a fling with a local Asian lad before she met Julie’s dad (Bill), and somewhere out there is a half-brother. Determined to uncover the truth, Julie engages a tracing agency and the quest to find the forgotten sibling begins. Her sister believes that Julie's obsession is a proxy for a deeply-felt pain over a lost baby and marriage breakup, but Julie is in denial. Only in the aftermath of Bill’s fatal heart attack does the truth become clear: in her dementia, Shirley had confused the plot of a novel with real life and her fling was a fiction. But over the years Bill had secretly maintained contact with Julie’s ex-husband (Alex), in the hope of a reconciliation, which may now be on the cards when Alex pays a surprise visit.
Project of the Month (English Films)
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Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards 2023 - Honorable Mention
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