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Stories We Tell

Stories We Tell

PG-13 2012 · 109 min · ★ 7.1 · Documentary

Canadian actress and filmmaker Sarah Polley investigates certain secrets related to her mother, interviewing a group of family members and friends whose reliability varies depending on their implication in the events, which are remembered in different ways; so a trail of questions remains to be answered, because memory is always changing and the discovery of truth often depends on who is telling the tale.

Directed by Sarah Polley · Written by Sarah Polley

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