Cecil Gaines in "The Housekeeper" isn't a special agent or a prominent character, he's just a servant. However, he is a servant of the White House, serving in the White House for 34 years, serving 8 presidents before and after. In front of a safflower like the president, as a member of the service team behind the president, Cecil is also the last one. But 34 years is long enough that no story would be a story. This was the life of Cecil Gaines for most of his life, and finally, nearly 27 years after Cecil Gaines retired in 1986, his story was placed on the big screen and received public attention. Just like the underwear used by celebrities and the toilet paper that has touched the buttocks of celebrities, the other side of it has finally been discovered, showing different values.
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