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A Kingdom of Tea & Strangers

A Kingdom of Tea & Strangers

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A Kingdom of Tea & Strangers

2024

1h 47m

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At L'Abri, a short-term "hospitality community" in the English countryside, five strangers spend a summer together exploring their big questions about faith, being human, and finding belonging back home.

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