Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri

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 A girl is raped and murdered in a small town and nobody is particularly interested in finding out who did it. Except her mother Mildred who finds a way to make the local police sit up and take notice. Played by Frances McDormand Mildred is a force to be reckoned with and the audience are with her all the way. The film tackles some very serious issues but does so with a humour that is exquisitely dark and deeply satisfying. Martin McDonagh skillfully ends the film on a poignant and thought provoking note.


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