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When news of the Cambodian genocide hits, a Czechoslovakian refugee named Franka (Emily Mortimer) reaches out to the Lutheran Refugee Service in hopes of welcoming a family like hers to her new life in Fargo. Based on a true story from writer/director A.M. Lukas, this film is an official selection of Sundance Film Festival 2019.

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