Kier-La Janisse on Cockfighter (2024)
Overview
The author of Cockfight: A Fable of Failure recounts her long history with Monte Hellman’s Cockfighter (1974), which is effectively illegal to screen in the UK due to staged scenes of the titular blood sport.
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| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.0256 |
Directed By
Sean Welsh
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Sean Welsh
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