A retired businesswoman – who tries to control everything around her – decides to write her own obituary. A young journalist takes up the task of finding out the truth, and the result is a life-altering friendship.
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Two blundering terrorists with lofty ideologies, but ordinary talent, on a mission to change the world.
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