The Truth
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A young black woman in a psychiatric ward struggles with depression. Brought up speaking only English, never able to fit in with black or white people, she is forced to confront her shaky identity. During the process, she meets patients far crazier than she thinks she is, who all seem much more likely to get better.
***WARNING*** May be triggering.
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