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2018 · 75 min · ★ 5.4 · Drama, Comedy

When her ill mother urges her to take a vacation from her caretaking, grad-school-dropout Leigh invites her ex along on the camping trip. The two soon find that confronting old wounds during a weekend in the woods is anything but restful.

Directed by Carol Brandt · Written by Meredith Johnston

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