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Acting
Emily Watson's Ruby—chaotic, heartbreaking, impossible to look away.
Direction
Grant's first film, deeply personal, every frame bleeds memory.
Writing
"Wah-wah" as family code—devastating in its intimacy.

Director
Richard E. Grant
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