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Yolk

Yolk

Genres

Drama

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Lena, a teenager with Downs Syndrome, is fascinated by sex and all the mystery that surrounds it - fertility, desire, and the mechanics of childbirth. When she steals a sex book from a mobile library, her mother forces her to take it back in an embarrassing family spectacle that only strengthens her daughter's rebellious and irrepressible desire.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

14 mins

Rating

10/10

Release Date

13 February 2007

Country

Australia

Cast

Audrey O'Connor

Audrey O'Connor

Lena

Skye Wansey

Skye Wansey

Mother

Hamish Irvine

Hamish Irvine

Daniel

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