The film's protagonist and adult narrator. As an eight-year-old, he observes his mother's struggles, the household conflict between Rose and Norma, and the fallout of Rose's affair. Alienated after overhearing classmates' remarks, he emotionally distances himself from Rose. Later, he stays with his father and chronicles his childhood to process his formative trauma.
Mother-son relationship that deteriorates into estrangement and tragedy.
Absent father figure whose family unit relocates to Australia.
Surviving siblings who reunite to process their shared childhood trauma.
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