In the shadow of her mother's suicide, Leigh follows a mysterious red bird to Taiwan, where vivid colors and ghosts unravel long-buried family secrets.
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In the shadow of her mother's suicide, Leigh follows a mysterious red bird to Taiwan, where vivid colors and ghosts unravel long-buried family secrets.
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When Leigh's mother dies by suicide she leaves only a scribbled note - I want you to remember.
Leigh doesn't understand its meaning and wishes she could turn to her best friend, Axel - if only she hadn't kissed him and changed everything between them.
Guided by a mysterious red bird, Leigh travels to Taiwan to meet her grandparents for the first time. There, Leigh retreats into art and memories, where colours collide, the rules of reality are broken and the ghosts of the past refuse to res...
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Sexual content
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Vaguely implied references to masturbation and sexual relationships.
Violence & gore
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Brief depictions of blood related to suicide.
Profanity
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Mentions of racial slurs and remarks.
Substance use
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No substance use depicted.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation present.
Religious content
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No religious themes present.
Magic & witchcraft
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Central magical realism involving ghosts, a mystical bird, and breaking reality's rules; includes interactions with spirits and ancestral memories.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Explores mental health stigma in Asian families, biracial identity, and cultural barriers to seeking help.
Self-harm / suicide
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Defining themes of suicide, including mother's death by suicide, intense suicidal ideation, depressive episodes, and mentions of electroconvulsive therapy.
Abuse & suffering
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Themes of abandonment, emotional neglect from parental absence, family grief, and racial slurs.
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