Tell Me Who I Am
Synopsis
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Debate Strand - European premiere
Details
- Year
- 2019
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 85 min
- Director
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Ed Perkins
- Producer
- Simon Chinn
- Executive Producer
- Jonathan Chinn, Josh Braun
- Music
- Music Supervisor: Gary Welch
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
A Lightbox production commissioned by Netflix
Lightbox
10 Amwell StreetLondon
EC1R 1UQ
Sales Company
Netflix
5808 Sunset BlvdLos Angeles
CA 90028
USA
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