Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter
“What's a daughter to do when her mother asks: "How exactly are we related?"”
1994•44m•7.0•Released
Documentary
This Academy Award-nominated film takes a moving personal story, illuminates it with insight and humor, and makes it universal. In recounting her attempts to come to terms with her mother's advancing Alzheimer's disease, Deborah Hoffmann explores the relationship between mother and daughter, parent and child, and the tenacity of love.
Director
Deborah Hoffmann
Writer
Deborah Hoffmann
Languages
English
Production
Producer
Deborah Hoffmann
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