Broken Poet

Broken Poet

2020 · 106 min · ★ 10.0 · Music

Broken Poet is a compelling investigation into the meaning of success, rock stardom and even freedom itself which, as Janis Joplin sang, is just another word for nothing left to lose.

Directed by Emilio Ruiz Barrachina · Written by Elliott Murphy

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