Empire of Dirt
β 5.3 Β· 2013 Β· 99m Β· Drama
Lena flees to her rural hometown after her 13-year-old daughter's overdose attracts the attention of child services. She reunites with her estranged mother, and is forced to face a past she has tried to ignore.
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