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Let's Be Gentle

Special | 3m 25s

A family prepares to defend themselves when they learn a girl's abusive father has been released from prison. A film by Kelly McKay.

Aired: 08/13/19

Rating: TV-PG

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Film School Shorts is made possible by a grant from Maurice Kanbar, celebrating the vitality and power of the moving image, and by the members of KQED.

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