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Magik and Rose

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How it feels

Two close friends in a small New Zealand town face different struggles with parenthood. One is trying to get pregnant while the other searches for the child she gave up years ago.

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What happens

Magik and Rose is a 2000 New Zealand film written and directed by Vanessa Alexander. It was set and filmed in Hokitika and featured two very different friends, one trying to get pregnant, the other looking for her child that she gave up. It premiered at a special screening in Hokitika on 8 March. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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