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carol (2015)

carol
Carol
R
Drama
Documentary
Romance

Release Date
November 20, 2015
Director
Todd Haynes
Runtime
118
Main Genre
Drama
Tagline
Some people change your life forever.

Summary

Carol is a love story about pursuit, betrayal and passion that follows the burgeoning relationship between two very different women in 1950s New York. One, a girl in her twenties working in a department store who dreams of a more fulfilling life, and the other, a wife trapped in a loveless, moneyed marriage desperate to break free but fearful of losing her daughter in the process.

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