Tenderness
★ 5.2 · 2009 · 101m · Crime · Drama · Thriller
A hardened cop tries to unravel the past to discover whether a violent teenager was responsible for the murder of his family. A confused fifteen-year-old runaway becomes enthralled with the young man.
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