Champagne
★ 9 · 1996 · 14m · Animation · Documentary · Family
The true story of a young teenage girl whose mother is incarcerated for murder. Living in a Catholic Children's home run by an order of nuns, she provides poignant commentary about her mother, her own situation and her outlook for the future.
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