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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Entertainment
Gloria Oladipo

‘I miss him being here’: A daddy-daughter dance inside a jail is captured in a gripping new film

Three people embrace.
A father embraces his daughter and niece. Photograph: Courtesy of Netflix

In a fluorescent-lit corridor of a Washington DC jail, a group of men nervously await the arrival of their daughters for a special dance. The fathers, dressed in suits and ties, haven’t seen their children in months, some in years, due to incarceration.

After a few beats, the girls finally arrive, nervous in their own right. They wave shyly at their fathers, walking arm in arm with each other for comfort, before breaking away for hugs and kisses.

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