Movie Drama
When a substance abuse counsellor gets arrested for a DUI and returns to her hometown of Niagara Falls, she learns that her estranged father is dying of cancer and wants her to form a bond with her teenage half-sister that she's never met.
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Aya Cash Sara Waisglass John Ralston Melanie Nicholls-King Aaron Poole Kristian Bruun Jess Salgueiro Emma Hunter Yanna McIntosh Jonathan Watton Leslie Seiler Alexandra Harris Aniela Kurylo Kimberly-Sue Murray Bruce Novakowski Alix Sideris Jimmy Chimarios Taylor David Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll Joanna Swan Marni Van Dyk Liam Sullivan Jesse LaVercombe Ian Downie Aidan Chase Newman Tucker Bowman Ian McPherson
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