The Closet(2008)
An old man recalls the moment that defined his life, in which his innocent friendship with a neighboring boy is crushed by the boy’s angry father.
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An old man recalls the moment that defined his life, in which his innocent friendship with a neighboring boy is crushed by the boy’s angry father.
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2008-07-03
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