Ergebnis für "Trauma" in Familienleben

Magisch ist zurück im Haus hinter dem Knallerbsenwall mit einem Job, der nicht ganz legal ist. Mehr als fünfzehn Jahre sind vergangen, und Marie und Magisch sitzen unten am Feldweg bei der Pferdekoppel im Schatten der Büsche und trinken Fanta-Korn als wären sie nie weg gewesen. Doch Andi, Maries Bruder, ist auch noch da, war tatsächlich nie weg, ist mittlerweile in der Partei, und noch immer gefährlich. Als Magisch bedroht wird, ist für Marie der Zeitpunkt gekommen, die Frage nach der Brandmauer in der eigenen Familie neu zu stellen.

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It’s the final years of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, and Bríd and her sister, Ina, try to maintain a stable life in a divided country. Pushed by her mother’s fanaticism and a family tragedy, Bríd joins the IRA and makes a devastating choice. Frightened and guilt ridden, she flees, leaving behind Ireland and her family for America. Years later, her guilt and tragic history still buried, Bríd is an overprotective mother raising her sensitive daughter, Bernie, in Southern California.