Stephanie Daley
“The truth is what we believe.”
Drama
Stephanie collapses in a pool of blood while on a school skiing trip. A doctor discovers that the blood is the after-effects of giving birth. Soon afterward, the body of a newborn baby is found in a toilet, its mouth blocked with toilet paper. Despite Stephanie's insistence that her child was stillborn and that she had no idea that she was pregnant, she is arrested for the murder of the child.
VIBE
This film feels like a cold, hard look at a devastating secret. It's a quiet, intense drama that explores the crushing weight of a young life unraveling under immense pressure and judgment. The atmosphere is heavy and deeply affecting.
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