An 11-year-old girl suffering from glandular fever who draws a house that becomes her dreamscape. She uses this magical environment to cope with her father's alcoholism and absence, befriending a terminally ill boy named Marc. Through drawing and dreaming, she confronts her fears, processes grief, and ultimately reconciles with her parents.
Marc serves as an emotional surrogate for Anna's absent father and strained mother.
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