Queen of the Morning Calm

Dec 7, 2019

1h 26m

★ 4.3

Life strips away. Love endures.

Overview

Follows 29-year-old immigrant sex worker Debra, and her self-aware 10-year-old daughter Mona, as they embark on a journey of emancipation. Debra attempts to escape cycles of abuse and poverty while learning to become a more nurturing mother and discovering her own self-worth.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Gloryous Productions

Hawkeye Pictures

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Cast

Debra

Tina Jung

Ian

Shaun Benson

Sarge

Jesse LaVercombe

Mona

Eponine Lee

Tracy

Mandi Nicholson

Shane

Francis Melling

Principal Fisher

Mike McPhaden

Nail technician

Solla Park

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