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You can watch Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms (2018) for free on Hoopla.

Fleeing the war, the immortal Machia, graced with eternal youth, finds a baby abandoned in the forest and decides to raise it as her own child, sparking a moving story between a mortal and a being who does not age.

A bittersweet ache permeates every frame as an immortal woman grapples with the fleeting nature of the human life she has chosen to nurture. This luminous animation captures the devastating beauty of watching a child grow old while you remain frozen in time.

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