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A father and a daughter have lived at odds for years. He lives in a gated and secure community where people like him have retreated in response to changing society. She has embraced and helped shape that society. In everything, they are diametrically opposed. But what if you can no longer avoid each other? <\/p>\n
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A political couple in crisis at the height of power. How sustainable are our ideals if they don’t move us forward and make the world a better place? What are we giving up in our lives and for whom? <\/p>\n
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Three women who no longer want to wait, but do. In search of new (political) inspiration. And that is sometimes closer than you think. <\/p>\n
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If you do not step into the arena yourself<\/em>
then someone else will take your place<\/em>
and you will be on the sideline shouting what needs to be done better.<\/em><\/p>\n
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