One Thousand Ropes
Mar 23, 2017 | IMDB 6.2
95 min Watch NowDrama
The father of a deeply troubled household that endured tragedy both from without and within, seeks to reconcile with his youngest daughter by making a journey to both symbolically and culturally lay the family "ghosts" to rest.
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