A poignant tale of love and loss in 1580s England, centered on a young Shakespeare and the tragic death of his son.
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A poignant tale of love and loss in 1580s England, centered on a young Shakespeare and the tragic death of his son.
England, 1580: The Black Death creeps across the land, an ever-present threat, infecting the healthy, the sick, the old and the young alike. The end of days is near, but life always goes on.
A young Latin tutor—penniless and bullied by a violent father—falls in love with an extraordinary, eccentric young woman. Agnes is a wild creature who walks her family’s land with a falcon on her glove and is known throughout the countryside for her unusual gifts as a healer, understanding plants and poti...
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Marital intimacy scenes include brief nudity in context of relationship and childbirth.
Physical discipline between father and adult son; prolonged depiction of child's fatal illness.
No profanity present
No substance use depicted
No LGBTQ+ representation
Minor period references to faith and burial customs.
Protagonist uses herbal remedies and is viewed as having unusual healing gifts.
No occult content present
No political messaging present
No self-harm or suicide depicted
Central focus on grief after a child's death; scenes of physical abuse by father.
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