14 Jul 2020
Showbiz Kids
A documentary chronicling the shared experiences of prominent former child stars and the personal and professional price of fame and failure on a child.
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Jan-Christopher Horak Self
James Heimann Self
Adam Sandler Self
Mark Wahlberg Self
Penélope Cruz Self
Gwyneth Paltrow Self (archive footage)
Colin Firth Self (archive footage)
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