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MOVIE · 2013

20 Feet from Stardom

English original · 89 min

★ 7.2 TMDB · 267 votes

Backup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight. Their voices bring harmony to the biggest bands in popular music, but we've had no idea who these singers are or what lives they lead, until now.

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Original title
20 Feet from Stardom
Release date
2013-06-14
Genres
Documentary, Music
Production countries
United States

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