Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields (2023)

Directed by

Lana Wilson

Genre

documentary

Country

United States

Length

1 season, 2 episodes

Rated

18+

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 39 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This two-part documentary charts Brooke Shields' journey from being a child actress and model exploited by the entertainment industry to finding her own voice as an adult. It uses archival footage and interviews to examine her early fame and later liberation.

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What happens

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields is a 2023 American two-part documentary film that follows the life and career of actress and model Brooke Shields from her exploitation as a child star to her later liberation as an adult. It takes its name from Louis Malle's 1978 film Pretty Baby, which Shields starred in at the age of 11. It was directed by Lana Wilson and premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival before being released to Hulu. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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