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April and Rene are embarrassed to be at the funeral of their father, who abandoned the family to join the army. To make matters worse, April is trying to hide her crumbling marriage from Rene and her domineering mother. When the funeral ceremony breaks down, April and Rene find themselves struggling to justify what they’re doing at the funeral and with their family. Just before this scene, Gene, a member of their father’s unit has left after feeling awkward because he came out to Rene, telling
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APRIL: That was weird.
RENE: Tell me about it. / That was some break down.
APRIL: / Haven't seen that mask for a while.
RENE: / Huh?
APRIL: / What?
RENE: Go ahead.
APRIL: No you.
RENE: I said: that was some break down.
APRIL: Break up.
RENE: What was?
APRIL: Earlier.
RENE: With Mom?
APRIL: I meant with Dave.
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