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You Can’t Run From Your Past. After spending two decades in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, Mo struggles to put his past behind him as he readjusts to a new life working in an animal shelter. Doris is trapped in another sort of prison: an abusive marriage. A dramatic encounter brings these two troubles souls together, and a possible murder connects them. Soon, Mo finds himself risking everything - including being locked up again for someone else’s crime. Driven by explosive performances from Elisabeth Moss and Boyd Holbrook, The Free World is a gripping, mood-drenched exploration of guilt, redemption, and what it means to be free.
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The Free World (2016)
100 min
Following his release from a brutal stretch in prison for crimes he didn't commit, Mo is struggling to adapt to life on the outside. When his world collides with Doris, a mysterious woman with a violent past, he decides to risk his newfound freedom to keep her in his life.