Queen of the Morning Calm

Dec 7, 2019

1h 26m

★ 5.3

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

Queen of the Morning Calm Trailers

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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