Forty Years On

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Set against the backdrop of a 2010 reunion at Cambridge, the story follows Stephen Sawbridge, a housemaster grappling with past traumas from the late sixties student protests. An email from an old friend triggers memories of a tragedy that haunted their group. As Stephen reconnects with former classmates, long-buried tensions emerge, forcing him to confront a dark secret he has kept hidden for four decades, leading to a powerful exploration of memory, guilt, and the impact of the past on the present.