Can the death of an African-American girl cause a huge moral condemnation from white people? Based on practical considerations, it seems too contrived

Gail 2022-09-24 19:17:13

The African-American girl who immigrated illegally died inexplicably. Dr. Jenny felt guilty for not opening the door in time and the girl could not avoid death, so he investigated the cause of the girl's death in various ways...
There was also an episode in the middle, an intern in the clinic. Julian couldn't stand Dr. Jenny's strict rules and decided to give up his studies and go back to farming. Jenny went to the country to find Julian, and he told the truth, - he was beaten by his father since childhood, the convulsions of the sick child and Jenny's severe criticism made him involuntarily think of his own childhood experiences and his father... Fortunately, in the end Julian changed his mind and went back to school...
Jenny, out of inner moral condemnation, investigated the identity and cause of death of the dead girl everywhere, and thus angered some people, causing intimidation and threats...
In the end, the film came to a bad ending: The father of the patient's child, Brian, told Jenny the cause of the girl's death because of his inner moral condemnation, because he saw the girl as a prostitute and negotiated a deal with her. At first, the deal was reached, but then he put forward more conditions, and the girl refused to accept it and ran away. , accidentally fell under the bridge...

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  • Julien: When I saw that kid having his fit, shaking all over... I saw myself when my dad hit me. All I got from him was beatings. I wanted to be a doctor to treat him or to treat myself, I don't know. Or to be a better doctor than ours who thought I bruised myself playing.

  • Le père de Bryan: She doesn't care.

    Le père de Bryan: She's dead.

    Jenny Davin: If she was dead, she wouldn't be in our heads.