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My mother disappeared
when I was five. I had no relationship with her at all. There were many substitute mothers
who passed through my father's hands. {\an8}One particular stepmother,
who in her own way was heroic, {\an8}steadied the ship for a while
when I was five. I had no relationship with her at all. There were many substitute mothers
who passed through my father's hands. {\an8}One particular stepmother,
who in her own way was heroic, {\an8}steadied the ship for a while
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My mother disappeared
when I was five.
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I had no relationship with her at all.
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There were many substitute mothers
who passed through my father's hands.
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{\an8}One particular stepmother,
who in her own way was heroic,
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{\an8}steadied the ship for a while.
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Movie Summary
Spans six decades as le Carré gives his final and most personal interview, interrupted with rare archival footage and dramatic anecdotes. It is set against the stormy Cold War backdrop that extends into the present day.