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The Gas Station Attendant

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The Gas Station Attendant Review: When One Family’s Story Is Everyone’s Story

by Pat Mullen
January 10, 2026
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In The Gas Station Attendant, Karla Murthy mines family home movies while exploring her father's struggle to land a consistent vocation in America.

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