In Depression-era Albany, former baseball player Francis Phelan, now a homeless alcoholic, grapples with guilt, hallucinations, and redemption amid poverty and loss.
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In Depression-era Albany, former baseball player Francis Phelan, now a homeless alcoholic, grapples with guilt, hallucinations, and redemption amid poverty and loss.
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In 1938, in the midst of the Great Depression, Francis Phelan former professional baseball player, part-time gravedigger, and full-time vagabond returns to his native city of Albany, from which he had run away 22 years prior after an unfortunate accident. He is accompanied by Helen, an alcoholic drifter with whom he has shared his life for years now. Upon his return, memories and ghosts from a violent past haunt him at every turn. His reunion with his family, with people and places that witnesse...
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Romance & sex
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Brief, fade-to-black sexual encounters between adult characters.
Violence & gore
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Frequent flashbacks to violent deaths, including accidental killing and brawls; some graphic descriptions of injuries and gore in hallucinations.
Profanity
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Moderate use of strong language and profanities in dialogue throughout.
Substance use
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Pervasive alcoholism central to the plot; cautionary portrayal of addiction, binge drinking, and its destructive effects.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation.
Religious content
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Recurring Catholic themes of guilt, sin, and redemption; some church visits and prayers.
Magic & witchcraft
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Minor supernatural elements with hallucinations of ghosts and the dead.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Strong social commentary on poverty, labor strikes, and class struggles during the Great Depression.
Self-harm / suicide
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Recurring suicidal ideation and references to past suicides; one character's off-page suicide.
Abuse & suffering
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Central themes of family abandonment, accidental child death, homelessness, and systemic poverty; emotional and physical suffering.
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