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Audiences rate it 21 points higher than critics do. Most of the 2,340 2010s romance movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
After the death of his father, a 16-year-old boy struggles with anger and instability, distancing himself from his mother. His search for escape leads him to a lonely dominatrix living nearby, a woman accustomed to giving and controlling pain. Drawn to her world, he seeks both solace and love, while she finds herself pulled into a bond that neither expected but both need.
Ratings
IMDb5.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes33%
Audiences rate it 21 points higher than critics do.
75 audience votes
Key crew
- Stephen LanceDirector
- Stephen LanceWriter
- Gerard LeeWriter
Cast
- Emmanuelle BéartMaggie
- Harrison GilbertsonCharlie Boyd
- Rachael BlakeKate Boyd
- Socratis OttoLeon
- Leah PurcellAudrey
- John ReynoldsClient X
- Malcolm KennardMichael
- Robyn MooreFiona Pearce
- Renaud JadinClient 'Doggy Bonnie'
- Hugh ParkerTom Boyd
- Noah FontaineNoah
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Themes
suicideolder woman seduces younger guydominatrixbdsmunderage sexmilfanger issueseroticage-gap relationship