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10 votes
“The act of love does not make this a love story...the act of worship does not make him the idol.”
A rebellious student embarks on an affair with the mother of his best friend, leading to disastrous consequences.
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Martin Livesey
In 1979 Santa Barbara, California, Dorothea Fields is a determined single mother in her mid-50s who is raising her adolescent son, Jamie, at a moment brimming with cultural change and rebellion. Dorothea enlists the help of two younger women – Abbie, a free-spirited punk artist living as a boarder in the Fields' home and Julie, a savvy and provocative teenage neighbour – to help with Jamie's upbringing.