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The Man Who Squeezes Muscles: Searching for Purple Aki (2016) | Slate

The Man Who Squeezes Muscles: Searching for Purple Aki

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Rated 5.0 on TMDB

The Man Who Squeezes Muscles: Searching for Purple Aki

Across Merseyside, there is a name which has been whispered for decades – "Purple Aki". Benjamin Zand goes in search of the truth behind one of the UK's strangest stories.

Released: 2016
Runtime: 17m
Genres: Documentary
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English

Direction and writing

Nick MattinglyDirector

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Akinwale Oluwafolajimi Oluwatope ArobiekeSelf - Purple Aki (archive)
Ben ZandSelf - Presenter

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