Kala

“The past is a living thing.”

The way Helen holds onto her grief feels so heavy. It shows how the past never really stays in the past.

Returning to Kinlough after fifteen years makes everything look smaller. Even the biggest secrets eventually have to come out.

“The person you were is always waiting for you.”

Joe became famous but he still feels like that scared kid in the woods. Success does not fix old scars.

“We were a country of our own.”

Mush and the gang thought they were invincible that summer. It is heartrending how quickly a friendship can just shatter.