Applause

Applause

Sometimes life is the hardest performance of all.

2009 · 85 min · ★ 5.9 · Drama

When the critically acclaimed, tough and coming of age actress Thea Barfoed ends her rehab, she confronts a hard choice. During her heavy drinking period she divorced and lost custody of her two boys. Now she wants them to be a part of her life again.

Directed by Martin Zandvliet · Written by Anders Frithiof August

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