Underplayed Gems

Backstage (1988)

Backstage poster
Directed by
Jonathan Hardy
Genre
drama film
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An American singer travels to Australia for a television performance. She gets caught up in the personal dramas and manipulations of the people around her.

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What happens

Backstage is a 1988 Australian film starring American singer Laura Branigan. The film was written and directed by Academy Award nominee Jonathan Hardy, who had also written Breaker Morant. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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