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Hard as Nails
In small-town North Wales, 18-year-old Dewi, armed with fresh nail varnish, arrives at rugby training only to be met with resistance from his team.
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In small-town North Wales, 18-year-old Dewi wears nail varnish in solidarity with his little brother, who got bullied in school for wearing it. He arrives at rugby training with a fresh coat of varnish, only to be met with resistance from his team. Dewi is torn between fierce loyalty towards his brother, and the pressure he faces from his teammates, coach and best mate, to take the nail varnish off.
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