They Sacrificed Me for Their Favorite Son
- Language: English
- 25 episodes
Julian gave up a year of his life and a promising hockey career to take the blame for his cousin's crime. After enduring hunger and violence in prison, he comes home expecting his family to stand by him. Instead they celebrate the cousin who ruined him, and his fiancée has already said yes to that same cousin's proposal. When Julian refuses to quietly disappear and finally walks away, his family's sudden panic to bring him back shows how much they needed him all along.
Episodes
25 of 25 episodes available
Synopsis
Julian's loyalty to his family cost him everything. He took on the legal consequences of his cousin's crime and spent a year behind bars under brutal conditions. When he is released, he goes home hoping his family will recognize his sacrifice and help him recover. What he finds is a household celebrating his cousin's achievements and preparing to tie that cousin to Julian's former fiancée through marriage. Faced with the cruel truth that his family puts his cousin ahead of him, Julian makes the hard choice to leave.
Once Julian is gone, the family's real dependence on him becomes obvious. They start desperately trying to get him back, showing that his absence has revealed what they took for granted. The story looks at what happens when someone finally stops accepting mistreatment, and at the price the people left behind have to pay to see their mistake.
Why watch it
- A man finally walks away from the family that sacrificed him and sees how much they truly depend on him.
- The contrast between a family's treatment of a loyal son who suffers for them and a son who wrongs everyone.
- The painful return of a man who lost his career, his freedom and his future to family betrayal.
