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A Star Is Stillborn (2014) | Slate

A Star Is Stillborn

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Rated 1.0 on TMDB

A Star Is Stillborn

Frank Mancini, a driven Australian stage dad, pushes his children and long suffering girlfriend into the entertainment industry in search of his own delusional dreams of stardom.

Released: 2014

Direction and writing

Christopher Wesley MooreDirector

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