The Substitute
2024 · Drama
A first-time substitute teacher Ensio finds a boy sitting underneath a school desk. He decides to help, but perhaps taking the boy to swimming classes and jumping along in the swimming pool goes too far, especially when the boy's mother hears about it.
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