Clara's Heart
Clara's wisdom. Clara's warmth. Clara's secret.
Directed by Robert Mulligan
Produced by MTM Enterprises, Warner Bros. Pictures
A tender, melancholic story of grief and cross-cultural connection between a grieving teenager and a Jamaican housekeeper whose warmth masks a troubling past.
David is a teenager whose parents are in a deteriorating marriage after their infant daughter dies. Clara is a chambermaid at a Jamaican resort who's hired to be a housekeeper. She and David develop a close bond, opening his eyes and heart to new experiences, and eventually leading to a disturbing secret in Clara's past.
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